(Fair warning, this will be a long post with a lot of pictures… there was a lot to see today.) Our time on Saaremaa ended this morning and we headed for Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. We again had to take the ferry, which is thankfully only a 20 minute ride. Once we arrived in Tallinn, we hit the ground running, which seems to be the only way we know how to...
Somehow Jay has been elected as the front seat passenger/asker of questions. Poor Tomas…. He just doesn’t know what he’s in for, but we’re all in for an education!! One thing we did not mention about our guide is that he has experienced two major changes in his 40-some years on earth – the fall of the USSR/the independence gained by Lithuania and then Lithuania...
Another day in Bukhara. We again walked to the bus, on which we headed for the Bolo-Khauz Mosque, near the ARK Fortress. While the mosque was not yet open (i.e., we couldn’t go in), it was still quite beautiful. While here, Jay did a quick shout-out to her company, Propio Language Services (LS) Yet another water collection basin was just in front of this mosque. In...
“The day we became millionaires”. Misleading statement……. We exchanged $200 USD and got back 2,180,000 Uzbeki Cym (pronounced “SOOM”). The bills were 100K and 5K notes, so we ended up with a stack of 37 bills. Talk about a fat stack! (We were told you used to have to bring a back-pack to carry your money… but that thankfully they...
This was our first City Tour / City Escape, which are quick 4 or 5 day on-your-own trips to a single destination. Just you, an airline flight, and a hotel. The exploration is up to you. Since this was a single trip (same hotel for the duration), this trip is being posted as a single post, with tabbed days. Enjoy! Day 0 (11/22)Day 1 (11/23)Day 2 (11/24)Day 3 (11/25)...