• Red October

    8/14/20081:29:52 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment

    We had just returned from our cruise to the Baltic Sea and I thought I would continue to share our experiences with you.

    I can now officially say "From Russia With (my) Lover"
     
     Now we can get back to our Russian departure . . . . . . eentresteen – verdee eentresteen . . . . . . . . . holding the cigarette backwards in his hand . . . . . . . . as used to be done during the old skit on Laugh In . . . . . . . or was it from a Boris and Natasha cartoon? I forget.
     
    It’s hard to babble about nonsense like this with what’s happening in Russia now. I can hardly believe that just a few weeks ago we were visiting with such nice people over there. It just goes to show you . . . . . . . don’t confuse the politics of a country with the people.
     
    As we sailed away from Russia towards our destination of Estonia, we passed a number of small islands. One of these islands intrigued me . . . . . . it appeared to be home to partial remains of the Soviet Navy. Not the Russian Navy . . . . . . as I guess they are no longer Soviets. But, just sitting there only about 100 yards from our ship were destroyers, cruisers and submarines. These gray ghosts are old memories of what used to be and, today, not under much guard. However, I did not see the Red October. Maybe they kept that one hidden away. But, a couple of days later . . . . . while we were at sea . . . . . we passed three naval vessels . . . . steaming in a straight line . . . heading out of the Baltic to places unknown. Now I have to wonder if they were Russian and heading to the Black Sea . . . . . . where the small country of Georgia is.
     
    So we arrive into the port of Talinn, Estonia which gives us the medieval times feeling. High walls around the city with narrow cobble stone roads . . . . . . . . stores of today cut into the stone walls which were built in the 12th century . . . . . . churches with shields and swords from the various Knights . . . . . . . and what I guess, were family crests throughout the buildings. There were archery demonstrations as well as street winches trying to sell the “magic elixir” . . . . . . . all for fun in the medieval town of Talinn.
     
    And, of course we continued our beer of the world tour. Sitting in the outdoor cafes . . . . . watching the locals and the tourists go about there business . . . . . the perfect way to enjoy an afternoon beer. Surprisingly . . . . . . again . . . . it is not difficult to use American currency.
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