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Tartu, Estonia (II)
Woops, looks like I have a few more pictures that I forgot to include in the previous post. I also added some stories to that previous post, so you should check it out again.
An archaeological dig in central Tartu, where students and other residents of tartu volunteer to dig, escavating a structure that was found during explorations for some new development:
Tartu's crew team practicing on the river:
One night we went out to a pub to continue the birthday celebration. This particular pub, if i remember correctly, is called something like "The Powder Keg," because it's located underground in a giant brick-lined arched structure that used to hold a stash of gunpowder. Now it's karaoke central!
Tartu University campus is located in a large hilly area that is actually the remnants of some kind of medieval fortification, built entirely by hand. the hilly area features some quite prominant bridges which are known as "angel's bridge" and "devil's bridge".
Interested in visiting Estonia?
You can check out the Lonely Planet guide to Estonia, but a much handier (in many respects) guide is called "in your pocket," which prints city guides for cities in many central european and baltic countries. Check out the In Your Pocket guide to Tartu. It has some great text about Tartu:
"A definite rivalry exists between Tallinn, the nation's political and economic capital, and Tartu, it's intellectual capital. Estonia's second city prides itself on being more relaxed, less pretentious, and saner than its noisy adversary, and Tartu's status as the nation's university town puts it on equal footing. In fact, its Tartu University and its other colleges that give the city its characteristic energy and brainy edginess. A few days here and you might notice that restaurants and bars seem to be locked in bitter competition for the most clever name and motif, and that the café culture here is unequalled in Estonia.For the visitor, there are plenty of museums and galleries to visit, but the first destinations should probably be the cobbled streets of Old Town and the paths and bridges of Toome Hill - a good place to see the spectrum of reds and browns once autumn hits..."
Travel-library.com is an excellent site that just collects travelogues. Be sure to read the various stories from Estonia. You can also read the crazy story of my first trip to Estonia.
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