Saturday, September 11, 2004
Tour of Estonia: Tartu and Viljandi
While waiting for our Russian visas, which was a lengthy 5 working days affair, we did a little trip to south Estonia.
First, we stayed two nights in Tartu, the heart of Estonian culture. This universtity town is where the Estonian national identity emerged in the mid 19th century. Amongst others, there is a good national museum to be seen there.
During our stay in Tartu, there also was a theater festival. Due to the linguistic barrier, we couldn´t really follow the plays, but we did enjoy some open air folk concerts.
After this, we spent the remaining two nights in Viljandi, a nice little town beside a lake. Autumn already started here, so the colour were beautiful, especially around the old castle´s ruins.
... more Viljandi photos:
First, we stayed two nights in Tartu, the heart of Estonian culture. This universtity town is where the Estonian national identity emerged in the mid 19th century. Amongst others, there is a good national museum to be seen there.
During our stay in Tartu, there also was a theater festival. Due to the linguistic barrier, we couldn´t really follow the plays, but we did enjoy some open air folk concerts.
After this, we spent the remaining two nights in Viljandi, a nice little town beside a lake. Autumn already started here, so the colour were beautiful, especially around the old castle´s ruins.
... more Viljandi photos:
