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Essay about 3 weeks in Western Europe

"Have a rest on beach resorts of Krasnodar territory!" - inclusive Contrary to this ad

slogan this year I decided to implement the idea of independent travel by car

Europe. Particularly interested in the north of France, as well as the Alpine region. Wife

(hereafter I) reacted to this idea seriously, considering that it Manilovism gradually

fade out of my head, but politely nodded and agreed that the type

Yes, it is interesting, yes, cool. Well, I resort think, and ladnenko. Sharing thoughts on this

subject with relatives, I found two more potential passengers in his brothers (hereinafter

B) and his wife (the H). In the course of communication between group members developed

and changed beyond recognition itinerary, which I managed to hold

3 main points - Mont Blanc, Aabbatstvo Mont-Saint-Michel and pink granite shore

in Brittany. In parallel with the development of the route began practical preparations for the trip.

The first thing facing our compatriot, who had decided to visit the countries of the Schengen

agreement is the need to obtain a Schengen

. Chapter 0-a, in which

describes how to obtain this visa, has little to do with describing the trip and posted

at the end of the text. Who is interested can read more quietly, letting her completely.

After obtaining Schengen visas could proceed to the final stage

preparation for the trip. At this stage, the following steps:

1. CANCELLATION hotel

. To obtain a visa, we had all

vremyaEFoezdki booked Paris Tingis Hotel. Sitting 3 weeks in Paris,

Of course, no one was going, so after obtaining a visa, I immediately withdrew the book.

True, the train system of reservations made attempts to ask trinidad reason for cancellation

armor, which I royal chose the option, something like "change itinerary"

and the book has been withdrawn. Forgive me, dear owners of the hotel, but your employees can

would take a closer consideration to the letters that are sent to your e-mail.

In this case, we would come to see them 3-4 days, so as not to lose a prepayment booking.

2. Order tickets, rental cars and approval of the final route

These operations were carried out together to minimize the total costs, optimize

route and to meet all the growing interests of the group. In addition, it is necessary

taken into account that in France it was necessary to spend a minimum of 11 days travel (half time

stay in the Schengen zone).

In the end, revealed the chain of Moscow - Cologne (air) - Car rental - Reims

- Paris (3 days) - Saint-Michel (2 days) - Lannion - Tour (3 days - I booked this hotel

that was left blank in the itinerary) - Le Shuz (2 days) - Spotrono - Milan. Furthermore

paths inclusive diverge, and H returned to Moscow flight Milan-Berlin-Moscow,

And we passed the car and flew to Naples to recover from this trip to o.Iskya.

During the May holidays and rental cars (Audi 4) were paid,

and hotels booked. One hotel immediately took advance payment of 30%. Find tickets

with subsequent payment is done via websites www.pososhok.ru, www.skyscanner.net,

www.airberlin.com. Hotels booked through sites www.booking.com, airfare travel www.hrs.de.

Hotels in Paris found on the site www.hotel.info. Slide 2 weeks was ordered

site firm Traveljigsaw.

3. Decision of the language problem

. It island was agreed that I undertake

German language, and teaches Italian, IN - French, and H cruise does not taught, but knows

English and honeymoon will insure the main polyglot.

4. Navigation

. To my laptop I bought a GPS-receiver c

several navigational programs. I assumed the role of navigator. Since

while learning the navigation program is to teach the Italian language

could not, the Italian had to teach me.

Chapter 0-a. How do we get "Schengen"

(Not recommended reading for those who are not interested in the subtleties of receipt

Schengen visa and related Internet-myths)

In terms of its receipt is available on the websites of embassies and visa centers

as well as the many thousands of sites of travel companies, agencies and offices only,

offering a very reasonable (in their view) charges stick in your passport

paper, proudly referred to as the Schengen cruise visa.

Having some of these sites, as well as reviews of people travel affected by the action

intermediaries in the visa, I came to the conclusion that resort a visa will vacation be very

reliable, and cheaper, than risk turning to the intermediaries. As the countrys victims

This fraud was chosen France as the most loyal in the sense of the issuance of travel

visas. Of all the required documents the main difficulty is the lack

inviting host. Such invitations, judging by the ads in, and declined as well,

offer to make many firms, but guarantees that these invitations will

visa trip does not give anybody, so I just decided to book 2 rooms in some

Paris hotel for the duration of your trip - like we stupidly going to Paris for 3 weeks.

After obtaining visas from the armor, naturally, I was planning to give. In and

H said that they carnival can not go more than beach 2 weeks, so one number

I booked for 3 weeks, and the other at 2.

Booked through booking.com, after a while came across deal one of the Internet myths

that the visa centers of the French Embassy reservations require prepayment.

In different versions of myths it was about 10%, 30% beach and even 100% (!) Prepayment. At official

site of the Embassy and visa service center (SEC), nor of any prepayment of speech

not. But the phones were on which I tried to clarify this delicate issue.

SEC hesitate to call the lady very politely began to talk about what

"... Pre-payment is 10 iprotsentnaya, 30-iprotsentnaya ..." and so on, neatly

avoiding the question, is it really necessary to do this very advance. With enough

her cruise tormented, I never got from her caribbean answer to this question, although

end of the conversation has already tried to put it clearly. tropical Madame proved excellent

diplomat, and I just spent time and money on this senseless conversation.

Based on the fact that by the time Paris has been firmly blended into the itinerary,

and the fact that the Schengen visa for me and the wifes caribbean passport did not have before,

decided to make a prepayment of 10%. Go tell that sending a letter to e-mail

hotel had no success. In a telephone conversation with the hotel staff asked to repeat

letter confirming that it is at this address and it should send. Sent

once the letter was left unanswered. After another phone conversation with

I spat wedding on the hotel trying to tropical make a prepayment.

Another subtle issue was the question with the royal tickets. The caribbean idea to go to his car

been subjected to cruise obstruction by and then decided to fly to Paris and

they take the rental car. Buy tickets there and back, without arms

visas was risky, and therefore able to make a booking flights Company

Paris and back with the maturity of tickets the day before the flights. Thanks good

girl from the travel agency, formalized this book in advance knowing that these tickets

Nobody is going to buy ...

Thus, by the end of March we got were reservations from travel agencies

tickets to Paris and back, and print on booking with booking.com. Others

necessary documents to satisfy the most demanding tourism consular officer

department. B and H turned in royal their documents to the SEC in Yekaterinburg, and I went to donate

documents (and their spouses) in Moscow, the pre-enrolled at the Moscow SEC (print invitations to surrender the documents requested must take), and, making a notarized letter of attorney to surrender documents (700 rubles). which is not needed.

By SEC, I rode a couple of hours before the opening (SEC opens at 9.00) and was

second, near the entrance is trampling peasant, as appears from the Kursk. Minutes later

20 were treated more people, somewhere around 8 hours in front of the queue as usual

began to reside visiting representation of insurance companies cruise which are making

liability insurance to those who have deal it are not. A peasant, standing in front of me

advantage of this opportunity. For 10 trip minutes before the opening vacation ran several

Representatives of deal companies that are accredited, and crawled to the door, waving some

suspicious ksivami. Apparently this is precisely the intermediaries offering

visas. One look at these people was enough to make sure

the correctness of decisions on their own the visa. They are without much enthusiasm,

but missed. That said, it is better not to touch.

Exactly at 9 oclock in the door was opened by carnival the SEC, and the people crowded inside. Guard

at the entrance looked at the printout of the invitation and gave a numbered tag, deal which was

written my turn. With these number plates, I went into ticket an empty room SEC, sat down opposite

nearest monitor and waited for my turn to appear. At the reception of documents

were 8 okoshechek. First appeared on the screen 6 numbers of those who were with

accreditation, then the peasant, then mine. "Thus, I was among

8 First, the matriculation documents, came to the right window, gave the girl all the documents

and copies of it they looked up, half the copies back, asked to sign for

delivery beach of documents detailed how Im going to get them (I have chosen the Pony-Express).

The whole procedure took about 15 minutes, after which she sent me to the cashier, supplying

several papers for payment. Turning away from the window, I froze in surprise.

Hall SEC, the former so empty when I entered it, was crowded

people, some of which have something appended carnival to their papers, some of

waited their turn, look at the monitors. There were also groups and resort entire families,

discussing something among themselves, with varying degrees of recovery. As the royal density of people

and bardachnosti all it reminded station in miniature. Rejoice that I

all this do not participate, I quickly stomped to the cashier windows of which

still empty, he gave me a paper issued, paid for all this royal mess, has

Several checks and looked at his watch. It was 9.35, the procedure for filing has been completed.

The next day at the SEC website, I saw that the documents submitted to the consulate,

the day after the documents were reviewed, a day later came the inscription

that the documents sent to the service delivery. Since the information on the travel outcome of

site there was no plot "will-not-give" persisted until the moment

receive packets indexed annuity training with the documents. But before we came to SMS-ka in that they gave to H

visa, even after a couple of days people from the service Pony-Express brought our instruments.

The passport was discovered a piece of paper glued to the terrible photocopy of my photo and

inscriptions that it was using my 30 days, effective the end of July. The passport

I was the same visa.

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At this time we drifted into Austria, where during the football championship. But I did not know when to book tickets

. Wanted green landscapes and something interesting on the road. They told me that in Austria a lot of roadside private hotels, so that the shelter did not back up, leaving himself an opportunity for improvisation. But the car booked, where did without it.

We flew to Linz to dinner and immediately went to the lake. On the way stopped in the first supermarket, where the road had bought supplies. Very convenient, always have something to eat and for water do not have to overpay in the bars. Immediately noticed the calmness and courtesy tropical on the roads, and indeed everywhere. People are very friendly and correct, are not as hospitable as the Spaniards, but very pleasant. After driving near the airport saw the field swarming with people on it. Instinct told to stop, and was as always right. It was strawberry field where you can score yourself a basket. But the sun was hot quite strongly, so we decided to buy already collected. Strawberry was much tastier and more fragrant Spanish, and even cheaper. The mood immediately rose.

We passed, we did not last long, I was surprised superpodrobnym signposts on the road and suddenly came to a

Attersee, just like that emerged from the road and saw an amazing sight. The vast expanse of water among the green mountains.

We stopped at a recreation area - straight to heaven were: a green meadow, tall trees, toilet, swing, all as it should be. The water is cold, but some people went swimming. There, we arranged our first picnic of Austria. I kept looking as though he were not to drop paper Fantik or unintentionally, such chisyuEta around, that you involuntarily start to a monitor.

Then they went along the lake in the direction of Bad Ischl. All the time had to stop and capture. Past toy house with flowers at the waters just impossible to get, How nice! Landscapes, too, were stunning: forest slopes, motionless expanse of lakes, clear air and no one there. Spent the night in a roadside hamlet with a watermill and abnormal cock. 60 eurosor three + deal chic breakfast. Farm surrounded by a green meadow, through which flowed a river, smell the fresh grass, mushrooms, firewood - well, just rural idyll! The farmers we met as a honeymoon family, the room was with lace curtains and a rather uncomfortable beds, ticket but we still liked it.

The next day began with a visit to the village Halshtad (this is something !!!!!).

Tiny village, situated on the shores of stunning Lake. Species - no words! We arrived there early, before all the tourists before the opening of shops (thanks farmhouse rooster) and made a charming walk through the waking town. Houses one of the other beautiful, train this toy town, just like in a fairy tale come! Went out to the shore, where between the sheds at the table sat tidy Austrian housewives and something fun discussing. At their feet lay quietly ... island No, not the dog - a huge swan. We have decided to boldly go and imprinted with a bird. But no such luck: the swan was cruel boy and chased after us as good watchdogs. But the picture is still raised.

And then went to the town of St. Wolfgang on another lake, and they rode on a boat, 8 euros for half an hour. Also nice, but too many tourists and souvenirs. Then go in the direction of Salzburg and on the way saw a cable car, went for 44 euros round trip. Types unusual, three lakes in full view, photos turned out just fantastic. From this mountain people with hang gliders fly. And on the very top of the gorge and see more snow-covered rocks. My God, what beauty!

By the evening arrived in Salzburg, frankly expected more, but trip quite a nice town.

We climbed to the castle again on a cable car, they are in Austria at every step. Its a pity that the center was devastated shield with a football theme, the evening there began to smarten up the fans and the police, and we decided to get out there. We looked at the house of Mozart (nothing special) and spent the night on the way to Germany. Landlady was this old German woman, morning meticulously asked how many minutes to boil eggs and jam probably thought of a gram. But the room was very nice with a huge bathroom, 66 euro for three.

The next day started with Koenigsee, this stunning lake in Bavaria, which is a dacha Hitler.

Would know in advance, did not go to, but well, I did not know. They built a turkomples and comes a lot of people, but you can break away and walk on their own. We sat on the boat with a bunch of Germans, the guide explains everything in German, English was not to speak of, but they gave us the Spanish booklets, and even with my German is not so bad, so that all could understand. As usual tales about the mountain, but the scenery was really unreal, such beauty just does not happen! Do you like the moment when the guide to show how in Lake Echo, played the trumpet, then it efficiently and with dignity walked around the boat, collecting tips. Dalis all well and we too. On the boat came to a little church, from her forest path leads to the beach. Landscapes there are fantastic, the people there just for nature comes, for clean air. The lake water is cold, but some have swim. There is also a funicular, but we had the ship.

Then on the way to Innsbruck stopped at a childrens park in Art. Jacob

(It is common among the mountains of the park, a very good place to make a long stop on the road, give the children move around) and spent the night in Innsbruck. Found a hotel right in the center of Black Bear, located opposite the river, very good, 115 for three. Directly in front of us across the river were inclusive set large TVs, which broadcast football matches. On that day, played Spain and Italy, the horror that makes the herd instinct. Until now, I can not understand what I am - a fanatical opponent of football made the night of Innsbruck on the warm asphalt in front of a huge screen, where 22 peasants were chasing the ball. Majority of those present were rooting for Italy, so when it came to penalties, we wisely decided to shift to the hotel and search goals, caribbean brought victory to Spain already in the room. In the morning went for a walk around the city, which we do not really like anything special, went to the zoo and drove to the castle Amras. In the castle itself interesting enough, a lot of portraits of the Austrian nobility, but the park around the palace is really wonderful.

Then they went to the waterfalls in Krimml, which came under a storm of hail. The most interesting is that when we ran to the car, the rain has ended. The road to the waterfall is very beautiful, passes through the ski station. Carved wooden houses along the winding roads, peaceful cows, alpine flowers - our nature in Austria enjoyed far more cities. Themselves are also impressive waterfalls and forests around fabulously beautiful, but the rain we were unable to assess.

Then they went in the direction of Graz, but stopped at another place. Finally, we saw something we did not expect. In the journey the most interesting - here are the surprises that teaches you the road. I saw a stunning castle on the road and decided to spend the night about to go up in train the morning. Proved village Werfen. The next morning accident at the hotel saw the prospect of the ice caves (the largest in the world, if not lying) in the same village. The day began with a visit to the castle. Sam Castle, frankly, disappointing: cploshnye cafe and souvenirs, but also a lift in the bargain, well, no romance. That night the bottom, he seemed so mysterious, it was surrounded by pink fog, but we also got on the night of Yanka Kupala. Just as it seemed that will come out some Dracula or a witch.

Attracted the attention of one detail. At night, after a hearty dinner, we decided to walk along the only street of the village. And as I told medieval tale, a vain attempt to scare my boys, they may search on the wall near the entrance to the post some screen. I thought its just kind of information was the Internet. Stunned, dead of night in a vacation remote village at the foot of a medieval castle free Internet access caribbean on the street! I calmly looked through all the mail, and the kids even play your favorite games. Free!

After visiting the castle went into the cave. The road is very heavy, 40 min. steeply uphill, and in the cave for nearly an hour to climb, then descend in pitch darkness with a kerosene lamp. Cold dog, but what kinds !!!!!!!!!!! How much ice !!!!!!!! Its mad !!!!!!!

It is worth to climb the mountain to see all this. On the descent went to a mountain restaurant where we served a wonderful dinner. Stunning soup, goulash, schnitzel, great ... second half of lunch malnourished brazen Alpine Chough. We are to blame, given the poor bird you see a piece of bread. So immediately flocked pieces 10-15 and climbed to our plates. I had to leave the trophy on the battlefield.

After nearly an hour went through the tunnels to Linz, and it would be better not go. The city is not interesting, besides all pereryto, street bridge to the next year, when Linz will be Cultural Capital of Europe.

Spend the night went to the neighboring royal town of Wels. Thats where I liked it. The remainder of the morning before departure dedicated shopping, but there is a problem with the card, no visa is not, nor Master Card, had to remain without shmotok as well as pity! Theyve already been sold off. Footwear I did not like, and blouses were very original, in Spain there are none. Also in Austria, prices are lower. Food I liked the whole, withstood the cakes, but Goulash will remember for a long time. Schnitzel, too funky, but delicious all the bread. ll Have to come back.

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could be Russias capital. Peter at the beginning of his glorious deeds considered Revel in one of the three Baltic contenders for the title and place of the new capital renewed power. But the defeat in 1700 at Narva, on the Swedish King Karl XII adjust plans autocrat - and three years later a window to Europe was airfare cut out entirely new St. Petersburg. A Revel, together with all Estland in 1721 in the same Peter - but the Great - was included in the Russia Empire.

It is therefore logical in the "Russian" places of Estonia in the first place put the House of Peter the First in Kadriorg. Once the park was Kadriorg outskirts of the city, and now - fairly close to the historical center of Tallinn. Split the park told the name of Peter - as a summer palace for his wife Catherine and as a summer palace for all comers. And it is in honor of the wife of the Emperor of Russia this park was named none other than Katarinental. In Estonian same - Katariyna org, well and in abbreviated form - Kadriorg.

House of Peter at first belonged to a simple local residents, but was honestly purchased Russias autocrat. Great converter suffered agorofobiey and preferred to live in small spaces. No king size room, quite frankly, in the current pop stars, in wardrobes much more. In a small bedroom - the same small bed, which is amazing, knowing about two meters away four inches of growth Peter Alexeyitch. Clue told accompanied me through the museum historian Victor Landberg - in one of the trips abroad king learned to sleep half-sitting. And he slept in that position, and approximate forcing. Try to disobey.

In general, three-quarters of the interior - personal sob? 2vennost emperor. travel In the same bedroom, is a trunk, which Charles XII at Poltava lost. He lost - we picked up, took revenge for Narva. Though the museum, and I touched the trunk - after two famous emperor to him touched. Or even more - all Russian monarchs except Anna Ioannovna lived and worked in Peters house. And in 1806, Alexander I declared this place a museum - in the coming year we will celebrate the bicentennial anniversary. Perhaps the only museum officially dedicated to the Romanov dasty.

My husband lived in a small house, and his wife built a magnificent palace. Design work has an Italian court architect Niccolo Michetti, and directly supervised the construction Mikhail Zemskov. His hand, and the Tsar himself - three positions of brick, it was decided to leave plastered. When viewed from the palace grounds on the facade, they are on the corner of the right wing, just below the cameras.

The park around the palace, too good. Could be even more attractive, but did not want to live in the house of his uncle, Anna of Russia ordered to take away the most drastic in the fountains of Peterhof - the big cascade that descends to Samson, now might be called "Estonian followed in Russia." But without Kadriorg fountains did not stay. The beauty of the park ensemble was unable to spoil even the fussy Hercules - questionable sculpture for some cruise reason set in September 2005. When the king-priest is not as it was - the trees were planted, and at once large, in order to accelerate the process of resettlement of the park. Swedish mountain ash, too Emperor himself planted. In short, everything turned out so well that in 1938 it was built here residence of the President of Estonia. Now, after a second independence, here again the president lives. The contrast with our country is striking - the protection of purely symbolic. At the mouth of history, as some already in the morning tipsy gentleman calmly went honeymoon to the residence, and the head of state not less calmly suggested uninvited guest to share his breakfast.

Another Russian site could be described as the historical center of the Estonian capital, familiar to all of the numerous kinoskazkam

Old Town. In both its parts - and in the Upper City and Lower - there are nice pieces of our history. In the Upper City - Orthodox cathedral

Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky. Cathedral big, beautiful mosaics on the facade, eleven bells - among them the biggest bell in Estonia, which weighs 15 tons. The Cathedral was built in 1900 - then still called Tallinn Reval. Battle on the Ice, in which Prince Alexander Nevsky defeated the Teutonic knights, took place also on the Estonian territory - Lake Peipsi, it is Peipsi, the fourth largest in Europe.

In 1922, the cathedral could be demolished - but the then President Konstantin Pts was Orthodox, so we trip won. Temple gave the Estonian community, and one of the priests was the brother of the President. And it is in the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky church began serving a native of Estonia beach Alexei Ridiger, the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II.

Another famous name - Abram Hannibal. Arap of Peter the Great and Pushkins great-grandfather ten years - from 1742 to 1752 - served as commander of Reval. At the corner Toompea and the Commandant of the road is his home. And the oldest structure on the territory of a large fortress on the hill Toompea - this is the Dome Church, or Cathedral of Santa Maria. It found the last resting place of many historical wedding figures, including Admiral Samuel Greig, a favorite of Catherine II, and Ivan Krusenstern, who led Russias first voyage of exploration 1803-1806 period. Also born here, so Estonians say that Ivan is really Johann Adam, and call it von Krusenstern.

Now get down to the Lower Town. "Upstairs" before chivalrous aristocracy lived, "bottom" - the merchants and craft folk. Despite class distinctions historical interesting places much the same everywhere. By the way, via Vienna, Vene - so Russian. Until 1413 there were Russian Gostiny Dvor and the Orthodox resort Church. The Church is today, but already the third in a row, fairly new - even two centuries, no. Church of St. Nicholas built again, the Italian Luigi Rusca. Parish is subject to the Moscow Patriarchate, in the building of the temple should pay attention to the historically valuable iconostasis, on the ceiling and wall paintings, as well as on the side altars.

It is pleasant to look at the building, which now housed Embassy of Russia, - by the way, the largest in occupied space. If you stand back to the Old Thomas topped the Town Hall, it is on the right hand at the beginning of Pikk Street, next to the old confectionary "Mayasmokk." Embassy decorate, first, beach a black cat with arched back, and, secondly, some curious gentleman, examining in eyeglass windows in the house opposite. Presumably, these funny statues have no hint of the life and work of our diplomats.

Walking through the cozy streets of Tallinn, you can write an interesting history of national cinema. And then our musketeers pranced, and the visit had a lady, and a yellow bag his adventures endured - this movie was the song "I know there is a wind favorite game - on the roofs, the roofs, he ticket turns the vane, which is ideal to lay a panorama of the Old city. These roofs brilliantly portrayed

in the TV inclusive version of the performance of the Theater of Satire about the Kid and Carlson, on a roof and prescribed. "His" studio "Tallinnfilm" did not stay on the sidelines - more than thirty years ago the movie "Stolen Old Thomas. Worry for the main character is not necessary - walk around the beach city, Old Thomas, who doubled for George Vitsin, returned to his seat.

Continuing to talk about the most important of the arts is applied to the whole of Estonia, remember that lovely "straw hat" filmed in Tartu. Location Smoktunovskij said "To be or not to be" deal now all called "Hamlet Hill" tourism - a unique case. Half-ruined power plant near Tallinn has become a zone for "Stalker". And it set the detectives of "Nenashev" life. And most important of them - "Hound of the Baskervilles." Samu Baker Street shot in Riga, but full of secrets peat bogs have found it in Estonia. Sam Baskerville Hall "played" several places, including the estate of Count Orlov-Davydov, that close to Kadriorg - there is now a branch of the historical museum.

And in one of the Estonian theaters a few years ago put Anna Karenina-2. Heroine still alive - and something happened. Theater - not movies, but an interesting fact. Just when I was in Estonia, one of Tallinns theater produced "The Cherry Orchard" - and also in the original interpretation, with elements of choreography.

Old Town and New Town links Viru street - analog Moscow Arbat. One hundred years ago there rustled Russian market. From here started the first trolley Tallinn. There was a historical period when the current Viru Square bore the name of Stalin, but this time, thankfully, passed. Note also Russian Drama Theater at the corner of Prnu highway and the monument battleship "Mermaid", which sank in 1893 caribbean - is already close to Kadriorg.

"Memories of Haapsalu - the so-called Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky musical cycle, which, ticket like island vacation his first opera" Voevoda "were written in this resort location. It is possible to "bench Tchaikovskys" sit. The building of the local pharmacies once visited Gabriel Derzhavin and Alexander I, airfare too, stopped by other crowned as Prince Gorchakov, and artist Nicholas Roerich. Alexander I stopped by and Parnu, and his grandmother - Catherine the Great - has donated money to build the church. Church stands today.

And too many of our writers have gained access to the Estonian themselves and their readers love instilled! Vasily Aksenov, Sergei Dovlatov, David Samoilov, Yuri Lotman. And, of course, "the king of poets" Igor Severyanin, who moved here after the Bolshevik revolution. His poetry can and finish.

Poesy of Estonia as arising from the ashes

Arose from the turmoil the country.

And if you have trinidad not yet matured,

I believe: it will grow stronger.

This is trudolyubka,

What will remain is.

She - blue dove

And the air is blue.

On these rocks, believe me, --

In the province of Estonia before

The republic Esti now.

Where once fought Kalevich,

There may be a virtue to sleep?

Oh, fairy prince-kings

Return to his beloved on his chest!

With a sweet name - Liiv.

Melodies of turquoise.

Ridala, Suitsa and Enna

Yet closed eyes ...

And all you have is like the bride

And all you have is like a dream

Estonia, dear Esty,

Oasis in worldly vanity!

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Do not believe it when they say that in Denmark there provitsialnyh angles - there. One, but it is ten times more than most of Denmark. And why Greenland became a Danish a side? So kopengagentsy me to this question is not answered ...

Unfortunately, the lions share of trips taken on my negatives, and scan laziness. Because part - scans from rare prints, some carried away from the site shparo.ru (Robert Peroni and three travelers). Trinity - no, my shot, it did Sergei Snowstorm, photo correspondent of TASS Yaroslavl. Others, though, my ... Yes, I did not say we were there. Pardon!

Expedition Club Adventure "Dmitry Shparo - crossing Greenland by the Arctic Circle. Overlap - Matvey Shparo, Boris Smolin, Igor Kuznetsov (

). Main feature - Igor disability spinalnik and Greenland, he crossed in a special ski chair. Super guy, the local eskimosiki with him just did not dismount!

A Matvey and Boris have just reached the polar night to the North Pole - is now about such things little tubes, but achieving the most powerful.

Well, lets return to Greenland.

Lets start with my most favorite picture. This glacier was seen near the landing point - from the village Amassalik to start the group threw a helicopter, well, ... This fantastic ice wall illustrations I pulled someone but Matthew decided that the snow-covered glacier is not a sin, and traveling light to resemble, to be trained. Practice - Sergei Snowstorm fell in the snow, we had helped him escape - and the snow instead of dents - a bottomless hole. The crack in the glacier ... So the "expedition" to

walked and zhurnalyugi - in tandem, as the climbers. We fall - once on his back, arms in hand, then on his stomach? C crawl - leaving behind the same hole that made the first, Sergei. Spooky ... But come down, down from the glacier on the sea ice - where the picture was taken.

And this, if my memory does not fail, the most luxurious hotel Amassalika. There is a bed. We in our country, from Robert Peroni, traveler and writer, lived on a bunk in sleeping bags ...

Robert Peroni contains a guest house, takes travelers. To him go, and those who just come for a week to walk, kayaking or skiing tours ride (depending on season), and those who come across Greenland. Route, I must say, popular. Here he is, Peroni:

For movement on the glacier group intended to use the Norwegian towing parachutes UPSKI. Here we tested them, and --

A separate conversation - thence pesy driving. I in them still in the Chukotka region in our 80-m vtreskalsya, but Alaskan and Greenland - are some aristocratic ...

And whats the romantic ...

Round trip travel via Reykjavik, so that if someone would meet - and it is quite possible - that Reykjavik will not disappoint.

In fact, an excellent route for the implementation requires only the desire and money.

- Copenhagen - Reykjavik - Greenland and back along the same route. I recommend!