June 22, 2007
My trip to Tallinn was a very easy one. It was non-stop from Vienna to Tallinn.
The Tallinn terminal was very new and most of the signs were in both Estonian and English which made it easy to get around.
After waiting for my luggage to arrive I went out and Heldur met me. He had a student with him. Oleg had just come in from Belarus, Heldur drove us to the church from the airport. The church is almost 700 years old. During the 1950’s the Communists put several Christian denominations together and said that they were all to use this building. Since then they have been getting along fine! And so is the church. Here are some pictures of the outside of the church. I’ll have more of the inside as the week progresses. [church pic above]
The church is in old Tallinn, so we walked around and found a place to eat lunch. After lunch we went sight-seeing. It’s a very pretty city. The weather was just perfect as you can see from some of the pictures.
Right now it’s 7:18 PM and the position of the sun makes it look like it’s about 2 in the afternoon.
Tomorrow is Midsummer Day. It’s a National holiday in which everyone celebrates by gathering around public bonfires lit at night. It’s also a day that the Estonians call Victory Day. It 1919 the Estonians forces defeated the German forces at the Battle of Vonnu. On that day Estonia became an independent country. So there is a celebrative spirit around the city now.
The church is setting a bonfire tomorrow night, so I’m going to be going to that.
Enjoy the pictures of Tallinn.
My trip to Tallinn was a very easy one. It was non-stop from Vienna to Tallinn.
The Tallinn terminal was very new and most of the signs were in both Estonian and English which made it easy to get around.
After waiting for my luggage to arrive I went out and Heldur met me. He had a student with him. Oleg had just come in from Belarus, Heldur drove us to the church from the airport. The church is almost 700 years old. During the 1950’s the Communists put several Christian denominations together and said that they were all to use this building. Since then they have been getting along fine! And so is the church. Here are some pictures of the outside of the church. I’ll have more of the inside as the week progresses. [church pic above]
The church is in old Tallinn, so we walked around and found a place to eat lunch. After lunch we went sight-seeing. It’s a very pretty city. The weather was just perfect as you can see from some of the pictures.
Right now it’s 7:18 PM and the position of the sun makes it look like it’s about 2 in the afternoon.
Tomorrow is Midsummer Day. It’s a National holiday in which everyone celebrates by gathering around public bonfires lit at night. It’s also a day that the Estonians call Victory Day. It 1919 the Estonians forces defeated the German forces at the Battle of Vonnu. On that day Estonia became an independent country. So there is a celebrative spirit around the city now.
The church is setting a bonfire tomorrow night, so I’m going to be going to that.
Enjoy the pictures of Tallinn.
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