sixth...moscow times

27.9.07.
10.00AM...WALKED ONTO STREET...TRIED TO FIND MACDONALDS...NO LUCK.
10.50AM...WALKED INTO CAFE... ORDERED BREAKFAST.
11.05AM...IT ARRIVES...HAM,SALAMI PLUS?...LETTUCE,TOMATO AND BOILED EGG!...ALSO BREAD BUN...IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A SALAD...I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FRIED EGGS AND BACON...BUT I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED...JUST AMUSED...AND ITS VERY TASTY...FINISHED OFF WITH A BLACKCURRANT MILKSHAKE WITH NO BLACKCURRANT!
12.30PM...BACK AT HOVEL...A REQUIREMENT WHEREVER YOU STAY IN RUSSIA...20 QUID FOR BOTH OF US.
1.00PM...DOING WASHING...MY SWEATSHIRT BETTER NOT SHRINK...MACHINE LOOKS OUT THE ARC!
3.30PM...SITTING IN CAFE WAITING FOR BEER...WAITED TO LONG SO CROSSED OVER STREET TO A TURKISH RESTAURANT.
8.00PM...BLOTTO...GOT COPY OF MOSCOW TIMES...ENGLISH LITERATURE...WOW!...ALSO HAD A TURKISH MEAL...THE FULL WORKS...FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEAT...SALAD...SAUCE...RICE...I AM FAT!
9.00PM...BACK AT HOVEL...REGISTRATION RETURNED...NOT SURE ABOUT CLOTHES WASH.
9.50PM...GOOD...NIGHT!

28.9.07.
9.30AM...NU SHOUT SHOWER EMPTY...QUICK!...THATS WHAT ITS LIKE HERE...TWO SHOWERS...TWENTY PEOPLE...QUICKEST SHAVE I HAVE EVER HAD.
10.20AM...HEAD FOR MACDONALDS...DIDNT CARE FOR HOVEL BREAKIE...BIG MAC AND COFFEE...BIG MAC CRAP...COFFEE OK.
11.15AM...WALKED TO THE KREMLIN.
12.05PM...AT THE KREM...TO WALK THE GROUNDS...300 ROUBLES EACH...THAT INCLUDES 7 ATTRACTIONS...OK...NO PROBLEM.
12.20PM...IN WE GO...3 OUTA 7 ATTRACTIONS ARE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION!...SO ONLY 4 ARE AVAILABLE!...RIP OFF OR WHAT!
2.00PM...SEEN ALL WE WANNA SEE...ON THE WAY TO EXIT...ALL VERY CLEAN...GOLD TOPPED AND SERENE.
2.30PM...BEER AND HOTDOG...NO ONIONS THOUGH!
3.10PM...RED SQUARE...ANOTHER BEER...WEATHER WELL HOT...TOO HOT...LIKE ME!
4.40PM...MADE WAY BACK TO HOVEL.
6.00PM...BACK AT HOVEL.
7.00PM...CHATTING WITH AN AUSTRALIAN...ITALIAN...KOREAN...SERBIAN...RUSSIAN...WONDERFUL EVENING...ALL SO VERY INTERESTING...HAD LASAGNE AND BREAD AND CHEESE...SO SIMPLE...SO WONDERFUL!...THINK I NEED A HAIRCUT!


FUNNY HOW LIFE GOES

BYE FOR NOWZ.

fifth part two

OVERALL VIEW OF ST.PETES.
I COULD PROBABLY BECOME A GUIDE I HAVE WALKED SO MANY STREETS.THE METRO/BUSES ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND NOT KNOWING THE ALPHABET.THERE ARE A LOT OF LOVELY OLD BUILDINGS.THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK GOING ON,SO THERE IS ALOT OF DUST.THE STREETS ARE NOT CLEAN,SO ITS NOT A VERY CLEAN CITY.THERE ARE ALOT OF RUSSIAN RESTAURANTS LITTERED WITH IKEA DEBRIS.ITS NOT A CHEAP PLACE UNLESS YOU WANNA EAT AT MACDONALDS EVERYDAY.I WOULD NOT GO BACK AND I GOT THE FEELING MOST RUSSIANS WOULD QUITE HAPPILY DEPART.

26.9.07/
6.00AM...ALARM/COFFEE.
6.20AM...SHOWER/COFFEE.
7.00AM...OUT ON THE STREET...ON WAY TO PICK UP BUS FOR AIRPORT.
7.20AM...BUS ARRIVE...70 ROUBLES.
8.00AM...SEARCH FOR INFO DESK...THE WOMAN DONT SPEAK ENGLISH...ABOUT AS MUCH USE AS A HOLE PUNCH WHEN TRYING TO FIX A PUNCTURE ON YOUR BIKE!
8.20AM...EVENTUALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO COULD SPEAK A LITTLE ENGLISH...TOLD US WHERE TO QUEUE AT 10.10AM.
10.10AM...WRONG QUEUE!
10.30AM...SPOKE TO AN AMERICAN EMBASSY CHAP...FOUND RIGHT QUEUE.
10.50AM...SECURITY...SHOES REMOVED.
11.00AM...BAGGAGE DESK...WRONG DESK...SENT TO ANOTHER DESK.
11.10AM...HAND LUGGAGE CHECK.
11.25AM...BOARD PLANE.
11.35AM...TAKE OFF!
MIDDAY...FREEBIE SANDWICH/JUICE...HAD TO PUT EAR PHONES IN.THE RUSSIAN CHAP NEXT TO ME COULD WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SNIFFLING!...I AM NOT SURE HOW WE GOT THIS FAR BECAUSE NO NUMBERS ON OUR TICKETS MATCH THIS FLIGHT!
1.00PM...ARRIVED MOSCOW AIRPORT...BAGGAGE CLAIM...EVERYTHING OK.
1.30PM...TOOK EXPRESS SLOW TRAIN TO CENTRE OF MOSCOW.
2.00PM...WALKED OUTA STATION...GOT LOST...FOUND METRO.
3.00PM...TOOK METRO TO ARBATSKAYA...NEAR WHERE WE ARE STAYING?...WE WALK THE WHOLE OF ARBAT...FRUITLESS...WE THEN FIND OUT THERE IS AN OLD ARBAT AND A NEW ARBAT...WE WANT THE OLD...AND WE HAVE THE WHOLE OF THE NEW...3 MILE!
5.45PM...SAT IN CAFE...BEWILDERED...DAZED...A MAN NOTICES NU LOOKING WELL UNHAPPY...HE SPEAK OK ENGLISH...HE PHONES THE PLACE WE WANT...THEY GIVE US DIRECTIONS...JOY AT LAST!
7.00PM...ARRIVE AT HOTEL/HOSTEL VIA BAKERY NEXT DOOR...SHOWN ROOM...I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY...I HAVE STAYED IN SOME HOVELS IN MY TIME PLUS THE PRICE AS GONE UP 35 DOLLARS!I AM GLAD WE BOUGHT OUR SLEEPING BAGS...THE SHEETS MAYBE CLEAN BUT LOOK WELL USED...NO CURTAIN...WE HAD TO PUT A SHEET UP PLUS THE DOOR AS A GAP AN INCH WIDE ALL THE WAY ROUND!...WE DONT HAVE A LOCK...WE HAVE A PADLOCK!...THE SHOWER WAS WONDERFUL AND THE PEOPLE ARE VERY PLEASANT...OH WELL...BUT THE BIG PLUS IS WE ARE ON A BUSTLING STREET WITH STREET PLAYERS AND LITTLE BARS...WHICH WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT ABOUT!
9.00PM...PIZZA AND BEER...NU HAD SPAG BOL.
9.30PM...WONDERFUL...BEER DOWNED IN 3!
10.15PM...BOUGHT SOME WATER...BACK AT NEW HOVEL.
10.30PM...CRASH!


IS BEING UNEDUCATED AN EDUCATION OR A VOCATION?

BYE FOR NOWZ.

FIFTH...HEY HO

24.9.07.
10.30PM...HALFWAY THRU SHOWER AND WATER STOPS!
11.00PM...BOUGHT AIR TICKETS TO MOSCOW...81 QUID EACH...BUT GRATEFUL TO GET TICKETS...ITS SEEMS GETTING OUTA PETES IS NOT EASY.JUST GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO PULKOVA AIRPORT NOW!...FLY 11.30PM ON WED,26TH...NU FOOT PLAYING UP...A LITTLE WORRIED...SHE QUITE SLOW WALKING...BUT SHES SO SPECIAL...I AM SO LUCKY.
12.00...IN INTERNET CAFE...NU DOING HER BLOG.
1.15PM...WALKED...QUITE A WARM DAY...SEEN SOME BRONZE STATUE OF A MAN ON A HORSE LOOKING AS IF HE IS READY TO DO BATTLE...PLUS SOME OTHER MONUMENTS...CATH THE GREAT PAD ETC...YAWN!
3.00PM...BACK AT MOLLIES...HAVING A LATE BREAKFAST...MANY WELL DRESSED PEOPLE...BUT ALSO MANY PEOPLE LOOK AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN DRAGGED THRU A HEDGE BACKWARDS...TWICE!
3.15PM...BREAKIE ARRIVE...SAUSAGE...GERMANY TASTING...BACON...OK...2 EGGS...YES OK...3 MUSHROOMS AND HALF A TOMATO AND A BREAD BUN AND ORANGE JUICE AND...IT WASNT VERY HOT...OH WELL...CANT HAVE IT ALL...BUT BELLY FULL!
4.00PM...LEAVING NU IN PUB WITH PINT OF RUSSIAN BREW...SHE NEEDS TO REST UP...GOTTA FIND TOURIST INFO FOR MOSCOW MAP...PLUS NEED TO FIND WHERE VEGGIE BAR/2ND HAND BOOK SHOP IS.
5.10PM...BACK AT PUB...NO MAP...BUT KNOW WHERE VEGGIE BAR IS...NEEA BEER.
6.30PM...ON THE MOVE AGAIN...AFTER 2 BEERS...AM I DRINKING TO MUCH?...BOUGHT COOKED CHICKEN ON WAY HOME.
7.15PM...HOME...LETS GET GREASY.
7.25PM...DO THEY FEED THERE CHICKENS ONLY ON SALT?...NEED A WELL SWIFT VODDY!

25.9.07.
10.00AM...WOKE...NOT FEELING TO GOOD...TO MUCH VODDY OR IS IT THAT SALT FED SHICKEN!?...OH WELL.
11.05AM...SHAVE/SHOWER/COFFEE.
MIDDAY...FOUND STATION FOR PICK UP FOR AIRPORT...ONLY IN TSHIRT...WELL HOT DAY.
1.30PM...FOUND"IDIOT"VEGGIE BAR.
1.45PM...ORANGE JUICE...FREE SHOT OF VODDY...IDIOT BURGER...THICK BREAD WITH EGG,CHEESE,MAYO AND SPICY TOM SAUCE...NOT REALLY MY CUPPA TEA!...NU HAD BEETROOT SOUP AND PANINNI...POTATO WRAPPED IN PASTA AND A CUPPA TEA...HAD PANCAKES WITH ICECREAM AND FRESH CREAM FOR DESSERT...BEST THING I HAVE EATEN SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN PETES...WELL WORTH A VISIT JUST FOR PANCAKE...VERY CLEAN...VERY COMFY...ALSO ENGLISH BOOKS...VERY EXPENSIVE...82,NAB...DONT KNOW REST OF THE ADDRESS.
3.30PM...DEPART VEGGIE PLACE.
4.10PM...FOUND DICKENS...ENGLISH STYLE PUB...WISH WE HAD EATEN HERE...STEAK ETC...OH WELL!
5.30PM...BACK AT APPARTMENT...MEAN STREETS OF ST.PETES COMPLETE.
8.00PM...PACKED...READY FOR MORNING...MOSCOW HERE WE COME!

FOURTH...MAD PETE

21.907.
9.00AM...WOKE NOT FEELING A1...HAD COFFEE...GOT BOTTLED WATER...9 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS!...GETTING FIT!
10.00AM...ANOTHER CUPPA COFEE PLEASE...RADIO PLAYING SOME FORGOTTEN TUNE...TWIRLED NU AROUND...VERY PLEASANT...ANNA PHONED...RETURNING PASSPORTS TO NIGHT...SAT DOWN...DRANK COFFEE...DONT FEEL HUNGRY.
11.00AM...INTERNET CAFE PLUS BEER...CHECKED EMAIL AND BLOG.
2.20PM...FOUND UKRAINE RESTAURANT/
2.35PM...NU ORDER...OH WELL,HERE WE GO...NOT SURE!...SAUSAGE GARLIC PORK WITH FLAT POTATO AND ONIONS...ALSO LIVER IN SAUCE PLUS MASH SPUD...AWESOME OR WHAT...BREAD KINDA MALT LOAFFY...890 ROUBLES...50 TO POUND...E3,VL.KARAAVANNAYA 2...WELL WORTH IT!
4.00PM...DEPART RESTAURANT...SEARCHING FOR IRISH PUB...KINDA GOT LOST...FOLLOWED RIVER...GAVE UP.
5.30PM...FOUND OUR ABODE...NU FANCY REVENGE AT CARDS...I SUGGEST A SIDE BET!SWEAT SHIRT NEED WASHING...FAT ON UKRAINE GRUB...PASSPORTS RETURNED.

22.9.07.
9.30AM...WOKE/SHAVE/SHOWER/COFFEE.
11.20AM...WALKED,WALKED AND WALKED AND KINDA GOT LOST...FOUND ST.ISAACS CATHEDRAL...WOW...WELL NOT THAT BIGGER WOW!
1.15PM...FOUND MAIN POST OFFICE...ONLY PLACE ITS SEEMS YOU CAN GET STAMPS...WRITING POSTCARDS.
1.50PM...WALKED TO WINTER PALACE,SUMMER PALACE,GARDENS ETC...ETERNAL FLAME AND SOME GUY STUCK ON TOP OF A COLUMN...ALL LITTLE WOWS...BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE?
3.00PM...BLACK CAT RESTAURANT...RUSSIAN DUMPLINGS AND LAMB WITH CAULI AND SPUDS...MILKSHAKE BANNANA AND CHERRY!
3.15PM...OUR DUMPLINGS ARRIVE...BASICALLY RAVIOLI SWIMMING IN WATER WITH SOME MINT...OH...FLAT SPUDS COME NEXT WITH CAULI IN BREAD CRUMBS...MILKSHAKE WAS GOOD THOUGH.
3.50PM...EATEN AND FEELING QUITE FULL...BUT NOT REALLY WHAT I EXPECTED.
4.45PM...FOUND PUPPET THEATRE...BUT TO LATE FOR SHOW...FOUND IRISH BAR OFF NEVSKY PROSPECT...COLD BEER WELCOMED.
6.00PM...ON WAY BACK...BUT AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT...FOUND MOLLIES OF ST.PETES...HAD A COUPLE OF NEWC BROWNS!
8.00PM...BACK AT APPARTMENT...CREAM CRACKERED!
9.00PM...BIG BROTHER RUSSIAN STYLE ON TV...JUST FINISHING OFF VODKA,

23.9.07.
10AM...BREAKFAST COFFEE AND YOGHURT...NU WASHED SMALLS.
MIDDAY...EVENTUALLY FOUND CENTRAL STATION...I CARE NOY TO GUESS HOW MANY MILES WE HAVE WALKED...INFO WOMAN COULD NOT SPEAK ENGLISH...SHE WAS ABOUT AS MUCH USE AS A LAWNMOWER IS TO A COCKLE SELLER ON MARGATE PIER!...SO WE QUEUE FOR TICKET...NO TRAIN TO MOSCOW TILL FRIDAY...AND THEY ARE ALL FULL...OUCH!
12.45PM.WE SEARCH FOR BUS STATION...A MAN WITH ADVERTISING BOARDS ROUND HIS NECK SPEAK ENGLISH!...HE DIRECTS US.
1.30PM...BUS STATION...BUT ITS THE WRONG BUS STATION.
2.00PM...METRO TO EUROLINE BUSES.
3.00PM...EUROLINE BUS TERMINAL...THEY DONT DO BUSES TO MOSCOW!!!...OUCH.
3.15PM...METRO BACK TO PUSKINSKAYA...VERY CLEAN.
4.00PM...INTERNET CAFE...BEER AND SALAD...PLUS WELL SUGARY APPLE/SULTANA CAKE...BRAIN DAZED...RUSSIAN ALPHABET AN ENIGMA...MIGHT HAVE TO TRY FOR INTERNAL FLIGHT TO MOSCOW...JUST CHECKED MY BLOG...NO COMMENTS AS YET.
6.00PM...BOUGHT SOME CHEESE...BEST YET...DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED.
6.10PM...HEADED TO MOLLIES...FOOTIE...MAN U/CHELSEA...STEAK,CHIPS AND SALAD.SPOKE TO TWO RUSSIAN LADS EAGER TO TALK ABOUT ENGLISH FOOTIE...MISSED MOST OF THE GAME!
9.30PM...BACK AT APPARTMENT...WEATHER BEEN GOOD ALL DAY.

I AM NOT A MONUMENT
JUST A SMALL STRUCTURE CAST AMONGST MANY.

BYE FOR NOWZ.
4.00PM...

THIRD...

18.9.07.

midday...SLEPT IN...BREAKFAST...NORMAL FOODSTUFF.
2.30PM...RAINING BUCKETS...OUCH...ONE JUST HIT ME ON THE HEAD!
JUST FOUND GRANDMAS PLACE.EATERIE FOR THIS EVENINGS FARE.
TRUE ESTONION DISHES WE HOPE!
HAVING A BEER...FEELING WET...KILLING TIME.
GOTTA PACK RUCKSACK TONIGHT...NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
NEED ENGLISH NEWSPAPER...NEEDA GAME OF POOL.
MIGHT HAVE A JACK D OR TWO OR THREE...GOTTA A FEW KROONS TO SPEND.
5.00PM.DINGALING...HEAR THE DINNER BELL RING!
SEAPRAAD...ESTONIAN DISH
ROAST PORK/BOILED SPUDS/MUSHROOM SAUCE/SOURGROOT/LETTUCE/SHREDDED RAW CARROT PLUS ANOTHER SINCERE BEER.
OK MEAL...SPUDS A BIT TOO SALTY .
RECCOMEND GRANDMAS PLACE...10/12 RATASKAEVU.
OVERALL VIEW...
TALLINN GOOD FOR A FEW DAYS,MAYBE FOUR.ITS MORE OF A LARGE VILLAGE THAN A TOWN.ITS COLOURFUL,ITS FAIRLY SAFE.MUSEUMS/GALLERIES ON EVERY STRRET CORNER.MANY RESTAURANTS BUT FOOD SALTY.PEOPLE DO SMILE BUT WARY.I WOULDNT RETURN.BUT HAPY TO HAVE BEEN.
TOMORROW HEADING FURTHER FROM THE WEST.
GOT NU.MY VISA AND MY BULLET PROOF VEST.ST.PETES/MOSCOW FOR SOME RUSKI FEST!
TIP...BRING YOUR OWN CHEESE...UNLESS YOU PREFER OFF YELLOW CARDBOARD...PATE A GOOD SUBSTITUTE!

19.9.07.
5.00AM.MOBILE ALARM SOUNDS.
5,05AM.EGOR...THE RECEPTOINIST CHAPPIE BANG ON DOOR.
5.20AM.SHOWER
5.40AM.COFFEE
6.00AM.WALKING TO TRAM.
6.15AM.BUS STATION.
7.00AM.GOT ON BUS TO ST.PETES.
EVERYTHING WONDERFUL...SLEPT ALITTLE...ATE SANDWICH...FINISH PLUM JUICE.
10.35AM,NERVA...BORDER TOWN WITH RUSSIA.
SAT AND WAITED...PASSPORT CHECK...OUCH...OUR VISAS DONT KICK IN TO TO MORROW...ONLY 13 HOURS...BUT THEY WOULDNT LET US IN!
11.00AM.ESCORTED OFF BUS.
BORDER GUARDS ABOUT AS MUCH USE AS A BLOWN UP PINK BALLOON TO A COALMINER STARTING HIS NIGHTSHIFT!
MIDDAY NARVA...FOUND TOURIST INFO...BOOKED ACCOMADATION AT THE ELEKTRA HOTEL...HAD COFFEE...LEFT NU IN CAFE...TROOPED MILES...FOUND BUS STATION...BOUGHT TICKETS...BOUGHT VODKA.
1.10PM.BACK AT CAFE...TWO BEERS.
2.30PM.FOUND HOTEL...NOW 65 QUID OVER BUDGET!
LEAVE FOR ST.PETES TOMORROW AT 10.20AM.
FANCY A PIZZA...NEED SHAVE/SHOWER.
3.30PM.DOWNING VODKA AND CHEAP COKE...EURO NEWS ON TV.DIET ON HOLD TO WE HIT MONGOLIA.
5.00PM.OFF FOR PIZZA AND BEER AND ALSO TRIED BRIUST...BEETROOT SOUP.
20.9.07.
8.00AM.ALARM/SHOWER/PACK.
9.00AM.BREAKFAST...EGG BACON PANCAKE/ORANGE JUICE/COFFEE/YOGHURT...EXCELLENT!
EXCELLENT ACCOMADATION...VERY CLEAN...ELEKTRA HOTEL RECOMMEND...LOVELY FULLED FIGURED LADY ON RECEPTION!
9.45AM.WALKED TO BUS STATION.
10.25AM.BORDER CONTROL...OFF WE ALL GET...BAGS AN ALL...IMMAGRATION...STERN FACES!
11.20AM.ALL OK...ON OUR WAY...THE MEAN STREETS OF ST.PETES...AWAIT.
TRAVELLING BY BUS IS SLOW...SCENERY WONDERFUL.
3.30PM.ST.PETES BUS STATION...HUSTLE AND BUSTLE...MANY PEOPLE...MANY CARS...VERY DIRTY!
3.45PM.MADE OUR WAY TO EUROLINES OFFICE...MAN THERE AS A FRIEND WITH A TAXI FOR 20 DOLLARS.
4.20PM.DROPS US OFF ON STREET AT THE ADDRESS WE REQUIRE...HERE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LADY...CAR EXHAUST FUMED FILLED AIR.
5.05PM...ANNA TURNS UP!
5.15PM...NINE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS LATER,WE HAVE A ROOM.SHE SPEAK OK ENGLISH.
SHE TAKES OUR PASSPORTS TO BE REGISTERED.
BEEN TO BANK TO GET ROUBLES...NEED 1400 FOR REG...50 TO THE POUND.
6.00PM.BEER AND SALAMI SANDWICH...YUMMY.
THINK WE WILL LEAVE THE MEAN STREETS OF ST.PETES...TO TOMORROW.
7.00PM.PLAYING CARDS...I WON BEST OF FIVE!

FORGET YOUR YESTER YEAR ERRS
ELSE YOU WILL ONLY RUE TOMORROWS.

BYE FOR NOWZ.

second...whatever

MAYBE THE THE GRAMMAR AND THE PUNCTUTION IS NOT THAT GOOD BUT ITS NOT ME!THIS KEYBOARD AS A LIFE OF ITS OWN!

15.9.07...LAST NIGHT WENT TO AN AFRICAN BAR ON USS.THE STREET WE ARE STAYING ON.BUT ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEATS AVAILABLE,APPARENTLY THEY WERE SPOKEN FOR.THE PEOPLE WERE RUDE,IGNORANT AND IMPOLITE.ESTONIAN PEOPLE NEED HELP!

OK I NEED TO SAY THAT.KINDA GET IT OFF MY CHEST.

SO TO TODAY.
11.00AM.BACK ON RED BUS
11.45AM.FOUND KUMU...MUSEUM OF ESTONIAN ART
MANY OLD/NEW PORTRAITS.ALSO BUSTS AND MODERN PIECES.
AND GUESS WHAT!
1.45PM.FOUND TZAR PETES COTTAGE IN KODRIAG PARK.
CELLAR,LIVING ROOM,BED ROOM AND DINING ROOM.
SEVERAL ITEMS WERE USED BY PETE.BED,TABLE,STATIONARY,DINING TABLE.
I GUESS YOU ONLY HAVE THERE WORD FOR THAT!
PLUS MANY PORTRAITS OF FAMILY AND SUCH.
2.20PM.HEADED FOR CAFE...FANCY CHERRY CAKE AND COFFEE.
2.50PM.JUMPED ON BUS BACK TO CENTRE.
3.15PM.GOT ON BLUE BUS TO OPEN AIR MUSEUM.
BACK IN TIME VILLAGE.
WOODEN HOUSES/SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE DRESSED IN COSTUMES OF THE DAY SHOWING YOU HOW THEY WENT ABOUT THERE DAILY CHORES.
WELL WORTH IT!
6.00PM.BACK IN TOWN CENTRE.TREATED NU TO MACDONALDS!
WELL IF YOU ARE GONNA EAT CRAP YOU MAY AS WELL BUY CRAP!
6.45PM.HEADED TO MOLLIES FOR FOOTIE RESULTS.
HAVING A NEWC BROWN.
MET A BELGIAN GUY CALLED TOM.TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING.
HE AS ALREADY BEEN TO MOST.DIDNT GET OUTA THERE TILL 10.PM.

16.9.07.
10.30AM.BREAKFAST AS NORM.
11.30AM.WALKED TO MUSEUM OF OCCUPATION.
WHERE IT IT WAS ON THE MAP...IT WASNT.
BUT HAVING ASKED MANY PEOPLE WE GOT LUCKY.
MAINLY FILMS ABOUT HOW IT ALL WAS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE ERA.
OK...I SUPPOSE.
WE STROLLED BACK TOWARDS THE SQUARE TAKING ALEX NEVSKY CATHEDRAL.
A VERY ORNATE AND BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
ALSO STOPPED OFF FOR A BOWL OF TOMATO AND HERB SOUP...WONDERFUL!
3.30PM.BACK IN ROOM.READY FOR BEER.NU WASHIN SMALLS.
OFF TO MOLLIES AT 6.00PM...PROBABLY EAT THERE...LEGS ACHE,BUT FEEL GOOD.
6.00PM.WATCHED VILLA LOSE TO M.CITY UNLUCKLY...OUCH.
HAD A FEW BEERS AND A STEAK SANDWICH...DELICIOUS!
8.30PM.BACK TO HOTEL.
9.30PM.BED.

17.9.07.
10.30AM.BREAKFAST AS NORM.
LAZY DAY TO DAY.
FEEL WE BOTH HAVE SEEN WHAT WE WANNA SEE.
GOTTA CHANGE SOME MONEY...DO A BIT OF A FOOD SHOP.
DEPART FOR 8 HOURR JOURNEY TO ST.PETES ON WEDNESDAY.SO GOTTA GET SUPPLIES IN.
NU DOING HER BLOG SO MIGHT BE A FEW HOURS BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
1.30PM.HIT THE STREETS.
WALKED THE PERIMETER OF THE TOWN.
WELL WORTH IT.
WISH WE HAD DONE IT BEFORE.
NICER CAFES/NICER RESTAURANTS/NICER PRICE.
3.00PM.HAVING A BEER...EATING BACON,EGGS,CHIPS.ITS GOOD TO BE ENGLISH!
4.00PM.MEANDERED TO BOOKSHOP.
5.00PM.RETURNED TO BASE...CHECKED EMAILS AND BLOGS.
6.30PM.CHATTED WITH TWO NORWEGIANS.
HAD A SANDWICH...AM I EATING TO MUCH!
7.30PM.HEADED OUT.
FOUND TALLINN PACKPACKERS.
RECOMMEND IF YOU 18/30 YEARS.
HAD A CHEAP BEER.
FULL OF HIPPY WANNABIES...COSMIC MAN!
SOMEONES BIRTHDAY.SO MUSIC JUMPING...CHOCALATE CAKE FLOWING.
10.OOPM.CALLED IT A NIGHT.
11.00PM.HEAD HIT PILLOW.


KEEP ON ROCKING

BYE FOR NOWZ!

first...read as it cums

PLANE ON TIME.
12.15PM FRANKFURT...TWO BEERS...VERY PLEASANT.
TOUCH DOWN TALLINN 6PM.
HOTEL 7.00PM.
LOCKED IN ROOM...LOCK DICEY...CALLED RECEPTION.
SHOWER AND OUT.
CAFE PIZZA GRANDE.
FATTEST,WIDEST PIZZA.MUSHROOM/PINEAPPLE/SALAMI.
NU HAD SPAG BOL...ATE HALF...NU ATE HALF...FINISHED SPAG.
LOCAL BEER SUKU...TASTE OK
10.00AM.FOUND MOLLY MALONES OM MUNDI STREET.JUST OFF SQUARE.
IRISH PUB...WATCHED ENGLAND/RUSSIA.
BEING SMALL DOESNT HELP...SO MISSED BOTH GOALS.
DRANK NEWC BROWN...NU READ.
WANDERED BACK TO HOTEL MIDNIGHT...ASLEEP IN 5MINS.

13.9.07.
AWOKE/SHOWER/PLEASANT ENOUGH.
WEATHER FINE...A LITTLE SUNSHINE.
11.30AM.WAITING FOR A BACON SANDWICH...CAME WITH CHEESE/TOMATO.
COFFEE TASTED GOOD.
NEXT STOP TOURIST INFO.
BUS STATION...BOUGHT TICKETS FOR BUS TO ST.PETERSBURG(GO 19TH).
FOUND SUPERMARKET LIKE ALDI...BOUGHT ALCOHOL...HEAVY MAN!
3.00pm BACK IN ROOM.
WHY DONT ESTONIAN PEOPLE SMILE!
NU LOOKING AT MAP FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.
3.45PM.TAKEN OUR SEARCH TO THE STREETS.
FOUND HAPPY HOUR PUB...LAST 20 MINS!
DAVISEX MEANS CHEERS.
WAS GOING TO CITY MUSEUM...BUT NO TIME NOW!
NU DECIDED TO HAVE PIDUROOG...
CHICKEN BREAST WITH PLUM AND BACON FILLING AND BRANDY SAUCE.
FOR LITTLE ME IT HAD TO BE SEAFILEE...
PORK FILLET WITH BRANDY SAUCE AND BROCCOLI.
HAPPY HOUR ENDED...GOTTA ANOTHER IN JUST IN TIME.
ATTEMPTING TO DO A CROSSWORD WHILE WAITING FOR MEAL.
PORK FILLET EQUAL PORK SNITZEL...
BRANDY SAUCE!MORE LIKE WEAK CHEESE SAUCE...
VEG...ICELAND SUPERMARKET COULD DO BETTER.
H.H.RUUTLI...EATERIE AS SUCH...JUST OFF OLD SQUARE...
DONT BOTHER GOING THERE!
THINK I WILL FORGET THE CHEESE SELECTION.
7.00PM.FOUND OUR TO MOLLIES FOR ANOTHER BEER OR TWO.

14.9.07.
11.00AM.TOAST,PATE,BANANA AND COUPLE CUPS OF COFFEE.
MIDDAY STROLLED OFF FOR CITY BUS TOUR...RED...GREEN OR BLUE.
TOOK RED...AUDIO TALK NOT GOOD...
DIDNT UNDERSTAND THEM...DIDNT KNOW WHEN TO GET OFF!
NEXT TOOK THE GREEN...SIMILIAR STORY...
WHERES CZAR PETES COTTAGE!
TICKET LASTS 48 HOURS...SO GONNA TRY AGAIN TOMORROW...
PLUS STILL GOT BLUE TO DO.
4.00PM.FOUND LIFE MUSEUM.
TWO STORIES CAUGHT MY EYE.
1ST...IN THE 15 CENTURY THE TALLINN WEALTHY WOULD GO PARROT SHOOTING.ONE YEAR NOT ONE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN HITTING THE TARGET.SO A YOUNG LAD CALLED THOMAS OFF LESSER STOCK CAME ALONG AND WITH HIS FIRST SHOT DOWNED THE BIRD.HE WAS HAILED A HERO AND A WEATHER VANE WAS CONSRUCTED IN HIS NAME AND INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE CHURCH IN THE MAIN SQUARE!
2ND...16TH CENTURY...A MAN WOULD KNOCK ON THE GATES OF THE CITY AND ENQUIRE IF IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILT.THE GUARD MUST ALWAYS ANSWER NO...BECAUSE ON ANSWERING YES...LAKE ULIMISTE WOULD BURST ITS BANKS AND FLOOD THE CITY AND DROWNING EVERYONE!

HOPE IT GETS BETTER TOMORROW....BYE FOR NOWZ!