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

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Real Name: Marit
Lives In: Drangedal, NO
Member Since: Apr 19, 2005
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Baltic road trip day 4

by Rusket - last update: Mar 28, 2006

Deserves further exploration

Road trip crew at Tartu square
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!
Ice poodle

Ice sculpture

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.

Churches

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.
Church under renovation

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Comments for Rusket about Tartu
poons Thu Mar 30, 2006 14:39 UTC
 I agree Marit - Tartu deserves further exploration for sure. I will try one day! Great pages. Oh and a good old ' knees up' in the Wilde with Lee and Rob one evening is a must.

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