4 posts tagged “travel”
...and yes, it was scary.
These are the stairs that ascend into the medieval city wall in Tallinn, Estonia. They are very small and steep, with only the stone wall and a rough rope to hold on to. Those of you who know me know that I am somewhat scared of heights. But the city wall was so awesome that I couldn't let a little thing like that get in my way.
There are different towers that you can climb further up into from the walkways inside the city wall. In one of those towers, I came upon some musicians practicing and setting up for a performance to be held at 19:00 that evening. I decided to come back at that time and see the show.
Now, Estonia is known for its creativity in the world of contemporary compositional music, avant-garde, and jazz. Since I knew nothing about the performers or what they had planned, there was a large part of me that was getting very excited at the thought that I could be about to witness something completely underground, cutting-edge, and unexpected. Alas, my lust for the new was not to be so radically fulfilled. They turned out to be a very sweet little a capella ensemble, who opened the show with a rendition of the classic American pop song "[I'm your] Venus", translated into Estonian. Nothing earth-shattering, but it was a very enjoyable performance, and I'm still glad I got to experience something serendipitous such as that.
I'm back, and have posted some of my photos from Galiano Island. Here is a sample:
Those who are artistically inclined, could you please look at my Lifeboat Studies and let me know which one you like the best?
Hello, I am reporting from Galiano Island, where I am visiting Elizard and hanging out with her and Zack_Replica. It's dial-up, so no photos yet. Driving before dawn is kind of cool, although I wasn't anticipating so much fog.
It's foggy and going to rain, so I don't know how much photography I'll be able to do. I'm also still recovering from a cold, so my energy level is low. Fortunately, these people are totally cool with just chilling out. There's a fire, and soup cooking.
