Thursday, October 27, 2005

Estonia

I don't have enough time to come up with a more interesting title.

 

So, as you may have guessed, I'm now in Estonia. Tallinn, the capital, is quite nice. We're staying right near the Old Town and everything is cobblestoned and medieval. Very cool. We're going to be dorky tourists and go to one of the medieval themed restaurants where everyone is dressed up and you can order bear or boar or elk and stuff like that. And they do sword fights. oooh!

 

I totally should have written while I was in St. Petersburg, I don't know why I didn't. We stayed at a really nice little hostel just a stone throw's away from the Winter Palace. And they had free internet that I totally didn't abuse like I should have. Alas, I was too busy sightseeing and soaking up culture. What was I thinking? Everything was gorgeous there, very European. Went to the Hermitage twice, what an amazing museum. I can't imagine living in such a huge place. I mean, palaces are beautiful and stunning and all that, but they must have been so inconvenient to live in. How would you ever find anyone?

 

We got a bit of a surprise on our second last day. I was checking the exact time our bus left on the 25th, only to notice that we'd actually booked it for the 24th. Which meant we were scheduled to leave in 2 hours. After we got past the shock, we figured there was nothing we could do but miss our bus and buy new tickets. So we went down to the bus station the next morning to buy tickets. There was no one that spoke English, only a bit of Spanish, so we used the smattering we could remember and bought tickets. We couldn't go overnight anymore because that meant we would reach the border after midnight and our visas would have expired. Apparently they're pretty strict. Don't want to mess with those Russians.

 

Eek, time's up! I'll try to write soon.

12 comments:

Laoch said...

Mander, You should write a book about your travels!

Rhiannon said...

i can\'t wait to see the pics!

bob said...

in cause you missed a touch of home:There are witches in my mailbox.What am I to do?I found them there this morning,doing things they shouldn\'t do!!How the witches got there,I haven\'t got a clue.But they won\'t be there much longerbecause I\'m sending them toYOU!!!!!!You\'ve been Witch Kissed!Before the warts begin to spread,pass the kisses on instead!HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!~Hugs~

KatSoup said...

Firstly how did you get by me ? Secondly - you have a WAY interesting life !

Theran said...

ha ha...you didn\'t think i\'d think to come and visit you here. although the stories are pretty much the same a your emails. have to get to work, just wanted to say hello and hoep to see your pix soon.theran

Jade said...

theran isn\'t with you? Glad you\'re doing ok...happy halloween !

Helen said...

This little note has absolutely nothing to do with Estonia, which, by the way, sounds amazing. I just looked at your China pics ... come back bitch!! Ok, so that might not convince you but don\'t forget about all of us down here!! ... We think and talk of you often! Lotsa love!!

Helen said...

This little note has absolutely nothing to do with Estonia, which, by the way, sounds amazing. I just looked at your China pics ... come back bitch!! Ok, so that might not convince you but don\'t forget about all of us down here!! ... We think and talk of you often! Lotsa love!!

Helen said...

This little note has absolutely nothing to do with Estonia, which, by the way, sounds amazing. I just looked at your China pics ... come back bitch!! Ok, so that might not convince you but don\'t forget about all of us down here!! ... We think and talk of you often! Lotsa love!!

Helen said...

This little note has absolutely nothing to do with Estonia, which, by the way, sounds amazing. I just looked at your China pics ... come back bitch!! Ok, so that might not convince you but don\'t forget about all of us down here!! ... We think and talk of you often! Lotsa love!!

Helen said...

Oops.

Helen said...

System error ... really.

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