Sokos Viru Hotel Tallinn

... find something unique. Alas, nothing intriguing and the clouds were starting to look nasty. Bright and sunny to dark clouds in 3 hours or less. Walking back to the ship, of course I got caught in a down pour and was drenched by the time I got back. Woot!

That afternoon was the disco T Dance. Just another excuse to dance and watch the boys get down. Chilled with the boys and Stephen in his crazy full out disco crazy outfit.

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When Brittany and I came back from London to Estonia, we basically spent the next few days just hanging out in Tartu, doing the normal things the international students always do. I went to my classes, she chilled and wasted time on the computer, and we went out to eat - a lot. I wanted to introduce her to typical international student life in Tartu, so I guess it worked. We went to most of the places I go on a regular basis, including the bakery, Werner, the Gunpowder Cellar, and the Old ...

... which should not be missed, but I couldn't go around it, since I had to walk it, at least a part of it, on my way to the Old Town. And on that way I first came upon Vabaduse Väljak or Freedom Square in translation. The landscape of Vabaduse Väljak is dominated by a Neo-gothic, Evangelical-Lutheran, orange-coloured Jaani kirik, or St. John's Church. St. John being the Evangelist. Standing there ever since 1867, some people must've considered it an eyesore, for every now ...

Finally started the trip after about 12 months of planning. I'm sat typing this on my iPod whilst waiting for pete's plane to land- that wouldn't be for another 2 hours and counting. It wouldn't be so bad but Tallinn airport is tiny and there's absolutely nobody here so it's quite obvious I'm a billy no mates! It's also rainning so its pretty much seems like I haven't left England.

... great medieval towns I have visited: Brugge, Mdina, York, Heidelberg, etc... The people of Tallin are friendly, welcoming and almost all speak better English than many Americans. The weather leaves much to be desired but I managed to get lucky. Two days of beauty to the one day of misery. On that one day of misery I chose to take a quick trip over to Helsinki, capital of Finland. Photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/27086162@N04/s ets/72157607816365762/

We had taken a bumpy ride on patchwork asphalt roads to the Russian border and with some trepidation entered the customs building. We had heard all sorts of terrible things but to our relief the process was actually very straight forward. Phew! The border town sat on a river and locals from both countries lined the bank, sunbathing and it all seemed very relaxed and friendly. Once across the border, the road was smooth and good. We saw new cars, well ...

... the time! We discussed my last trip here (I left my jacket at their summer house in Saarama island and they had to send it by bus and then i had to break into Mai`s letter box to get the keys i had dropped off to get to it- it`s a long story), Russians and Russia, art, travelling while drinking fiery liquor (Gabriel?) and then 80% vodka (only a shot - it burns!). I almost got into an argument with Mai over ...

... windows, doors etc, but it has some beautiful surroundings. We walked around saw of the kids homes from the outside and walked over the open sewer system just to let you know how the kids live. Some of the homes do not have heat and some without running water. During the tour we walked to the beach with the kids and then to a neighborhood playground to hang out with the kids... It ...

home, sweet home... Pärast 26 tundi lennukeid, lennujaamu ja mõningaid sekeldusi tagasi pimedas ja uduses koduilmas. Tore ikkagi. Londoni lennujaamad olid täis riputatud erinevate mõtteviiside suhtes sallivuse propageerimise plakateid. Näiteks sellised, kus pealkirja all "hell" (põrgu) telgis magava inimese pilt ja pealkirja all "holiday" basseini ääres päevitavate inimeste pilt ...