"Baltic road trip day 4" a Tartu Travel Page by Rusket

I will not pretend I know a lot about this old hanseatic town, I spent only few hours there. But I had wanted to see it since I saw Tartu2005's pictures, especially the railway station. And when she came to Tallinn to join us for the meeting there, I got the chance! The road trip crew decided to drive her home, it was one of two possibilities to get to Riga, and to stop for a lunch break at the irish pub she and her husband runs. None of us regret that decision!

Tartu, as well of the rest of Estonia, has a rich history, with cultural influence from Scandinavia, Germany, Finnland and Russia. It is the second largest city in Estonia, with appr. 100,000 inhabitants, and is situated 185 km south-east of Tallinn. One thing is sure; the town deserves more than just a short lunch stop!

We took the time to have a guided tour with Tartu2005, and at this picture we are admiring an ice sculpture of a poodle on the town square.

There are several old churches in Tartu. Many of the citisens are Methodists, but this church is Lutheran. It is apparent that they have started to renovate it, and they charged a small fee for taking a look inside.