Šotimaa võlu 2

Ühel päikesepaistelisel päeval otsustasime minna linna ümber asuvatesse mägedesse. Seal on ilusad matkarajad, mis tunduvad kohalike seas väga populaarsed jalutuskohad olevat. Meie valisime vähe järsema ja otsesema tee üles, mida muul ajal kasutavad vist lambad (otsustades lambapabulate hulga järgi). Ülevalt avanev vaade oli imeline. Kuna rohi oli hommikusest vihmast väga märg, tuli laskudes võtta paljajalu, et mitte libiseda. Oli päris naljakas kõndida lirtsuvas rohus keset lambapabulaid. All mõned pildid.

On one sunny day we decided to go to the mountains surrounding Edinburgh. There are very nice hiking trails but of course we had to take much craggier trail that is usually used by sheep(deciding by the amount of sheep droppings). The view from above was fantastic. The grass was very wet because it had rained in the morning. Therefore it was quite slippery to descend and we decided to walk barefoot. It was very funny because there were sheep droppings everywhere. Below are some photos.

Šotimaa võlu 1

Saabusin eile tagasi puhkuselt Šotimaalt. Põhisihtkohaks oli Edinburgh, kuid sai ka veidi mujal ringi vaadatud. Esimesel päeval oli nii ilus ilm, et otsustasime külastada väikest ookeaniäärset Dunbari linna ning hakata sealt mööda John Muir'i nimelist matkarada North Berrwickisse minema. Plaan oli ilus, kuid paraku näitasid matkaraja viidad ühes kohas valesse suunda. Olime sunnitud kõndima maantee ääres ja tegema väikese ringi, et jõuda vahepealsesse asulasse nimega East Linton. East Lintonis asub Šotimaa kõige vanem vesiveski. Seda ka külastasime. Veski peremees oli väga mõnusa huumoriga ning näitas meile ka seda, kuidas vesiveskit seisma pannakse. Olime seal esimesed eestlastest külastajad. Pärast veski külastust oli kell juba 5 ning kuna olime juba üsna väsinud, otsustasime bussiga Edinburghi tagasi sõita.

Siin mõned hetked sellest matkast:

I arrived from Scotland yesterday. Main destination was Edinburgh but I also visited some other places. On first day of the trip the weather was nice and we decided to go to little town at the ocean called Dunbar. From there we started to walk on hiking track named by John Muir. The destination of our hike was North Berrwick. Everything didn't go exactly as planned. One sign on the track showed the wrong direction and we were forced to go round because of that. In the middle of the track there is a village called East Linton. The oldest watermill in Scotland is located there and that we visited. The owner of the mill was really great and with very good sense of humor. Later he even showed us how to stop watermill. We were the first Estonians to visit this mill. After visit it was already 5 o'clock and we were quite tired. We decided not to continue the hike and took the bus to Edinburgh.

Below are some moments from the hike.


Rannik / Shoreline:


Dunbar:


Matkarada/ Hiking:


Rada möödus ka golfiväljakust / Track also passed the golf course


Vesiveski / Watermill:


East Lintoni kirik / Church in East Linton:


Rannik / Shoreline:

Ettevalmistused värvimiseks / Preparations for dyeing

Linnakassi maaelu / City cat's country life

Puhka Eestis

The title of this post means 'Spend your vacation in Estonia'.

Moskva fotoraport

Tagasiteel Tolyattist oli mul Moskvas kahe lennu vahel 8 tundi aega. Otsustasin linna minna jalutama ja Punase väljaku üle vaadata.

On my way back from Tolyatti I had 8 hours waiting time between my two flights in Moscow. I decided to go to the city and visit the Red Square.

Sissepääs:
Entrance:


Esimene vaade:
First view:



GUM (suur-suur kaubamaja):

GUM (huge mall):


Vassili katedraal:

Basil's Cathedral:

Kokkuvõte Tolyattist

Esiteks tuleb öelda, et mind sõid ära mingid muud elukad mitte kirbud. Järgnevatel päevadel ei tekkinud mu nahale ühtegi uut sügelevat punast täppi.

First I need to say that these weren't fleas who bit me. I didn't get any new red dot on following days.

Teiseks tuleb öelda, et Wikipedia info Tolyatti kõrge kriminaalsuse kohta on minu meelest liialdatud. Minu meelest on tegemist lihtsalt ühe veidi käest lastud linnaga, kus rohi on niitmata, teed üsna lagunenud ja domineerib kole nõukogude arhitektuur.

Secondly I must say that Wikipedia's information about Tolyatti's high criminal level is in my opinion exaggerated. It just a city that hasn't been taken care of - grass is not mowed, roads are broken and ugly soviet architecture is dominant.

Mõned huvitavad asjad, mida ma tähele panin. Lennujaam asub Tolyattist umbes tunni autosõidu kaugusel. Selle tunni aja jooksul nägin ma ainult ühte kartulipõldu ja mitte ühtegi lehma ega muud kodulooma. Toidukaupade hinnatase on umbes sama nagu Eestis ja kohati isegi kõrgem. Samas inimeste palgad on madalamad. Tolyatti inimesed ise on enda linna üle väga uhked.

Some interesting things I noticed. Airport is about 1 hour drive from Tolyatti. During this hour I saw only one potato field. I didn't see any cows or other domestic animals. Food costs about the same as in Estonia and in some cases costs a little more. At the same time people's income is lower than in Estonia. People of Tolyatti are very proud of their city.


Linnast väljas asuv söögikoht, mis nägi välja nagu laste muinasjutumaa, kuid mis reaalselt oli pigem täiskasvanutele mõeldud vabaõhu diskoteek:

Restaurant out of city that looked like children fairytale land but in reality was rather open air dance club for grown ups: