My Little Ducklings

Sender: Sirje
The little girl is enamoured with the little ducklings!

Aerial View of Tallinn

Sender: Anna
Aerial view of Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn, the largest city, main port, and the national capital of Estonia. The city is located on the northern coast of Estonia, along the Gulf of Finland.

Jump In!

Sender: Hipilaps

Hipilaps says that this card features Åland and Åland Swedish (a dialect of Swedish spoken in the Åland Islands. The fish says "Hop into the water, you can swim!" And the cats says, "Don't bullshit me!"

Sheep in Singa Village

Sender: Rina-bis
'S' is for 'Sheep'!
Sheep in Singa Village, Karula Upland, Voru County, Estonia

Friendship Day

Sender: Jalutaja

A Friendship Day card, 14th February is Friendship Day in Estonia :)

Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

Sender: Erzukene

Built in1959, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds are a popular events venue, mostly known for holding the Estonian Song Festival (every 5 years), one of the largest amateur choral events in the world where nearly 25,000 singers participate. The open-air audience is around 100,000 persons and has even reached 300,000!

Gustav Ernesaks (1908-1993) was an Estonian composer, choral conductor and pedagogue.

Tallinn, Estonia

Sender: Ella

Ella lives in Tallinn and writes that this is a view of Tallinn Old Town, showing the Fat Margaret's Tower and Oleviste Church.

Fat Margaret's Tower (Paks Margareeta) was built in the early 16th century to defend the city from the seaward side of town. The origins of Fat Margaret's name are a mystery. Some theories insist it was named for one of its larger cannons, while others hint at a cook called Margaret who once worked here. Now it's home to the Estonian Maritime Museum.

St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church (Oleviste) was built sometime in the 13th Century. Although the Church is widely acknowledged to be named after the Norwegian King Olav II Haraldsson, another legend has it that it was named after an architect who promised to build it for free - if only the townspeople could guess his name. The architect was just fixing the cross on the steeple, when someone shouted out that it was Olev. The architect realised that he had forfeited his fee, slipped and fell to his death. Subsequently the Church took its Estonian name 'Oleviste'. 

Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Eyes of Tartu

Sender: Nadya

The City of Tartu ("City of Good Thoughts") is the second-largest city in Estonia.
The Eyes of Tartu = The Eyes of the City of Good Thoughts! Love the multiple windows! :-)

Estonian Misty Summer Morning

Sender: Erzukene

Summer morning in Estonia

Erzukene is so lucky to live close to nature, and by the river. Imagine waking up to beautiful misty mornings such as this and with pretty wildflowers greeting you..

Some of the most magical times of the day are early morning when the world is waking up..

The cartoon in the middle stamp, I read, is a cartoon character from an Estonian animated film, "Lotte from Gadgetville"

Estonian landscape

Sender: ellgee


1) Viru Bog, Lahemaa
2) Cliff-lined Coast of Estonia

1) Lahemaa translates roughly as "Land of Bays". Lahemaa National Park is one of the main tourism attractions in Estonia and Viru Bog is part of this National Park. One can actually follow the Viru Bog Nature Trail, a 3.5 kilometer nature trail, via a wooden walkway built right on top of the bog. 

2) I read that since human activity is concentrated in the bigger Estonian towns and cities, much of the country's natural environment remains untouched. The northern coast of Estonia is a beautiful, towering cliff face (in some places up to 56 metres above sea level!). Hikers can get to the impressive limestone walls from both above and below, as there are set trails winding their way all along the cliffs, and from which they can absorb stunning views over the sea and along the coastline. 

A treat for nature lovers!

Old Town of Talllinn

Sender: Hellevee
Old town of Tallinn, Estonia

Birthday Teddy

11 February 2011
Sender: jalutaja
jalutaja wrote about the important events in Estonia in the month of February. 
p/s Happy birthday to you, jalutaja!

Tallin

11 February 2011
Sender: ellgee
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia.
In 1997, Tallinn Old Town became a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.