reede, juuli 30, 2004
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
I am trying to answer some of the FAQs that we keep hearing over and over again. What is the weather like here? It is like summer in Maine. "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute!" -- it keeps changing. At the moment it is pouring down buckets. We were told that it rained for a solid week in Tallinn (the capital city) the week before we arrived, and that the streets were flooded. We're glad that it has only sprinkled some our first three and a half weeks in Estonia, so we've really been able to walk around a LOT.
But today it's raining like crazy, and it's really beautiful. The way the windows are made here, they open at the top on a slant, so even though they're open no rain is coming in. We do have the windows on our balcony closed, though, or that would be a flood! Rain means we can't really do laundry today, because we have no dryer but the clothes line, but we'll live!
I looked out the window and saw the rain pelting our neighbor's Mercedes Benz. We wonder a lot about him. His car is parked on the only area that has paving instead of pebbles. And there is a security camera trained on his car. I just looked out again, and the car is gone! So I've once again missed my chance to see the mystery man who lives in our building.
I hope I didn't sound too negative in yesterday's post. I didn't mean to. We really do absolutely LOVE our apartment! Even though we knew it would be two bedrooms, it is actually much larger than we had envisioned. We had seen photos, and of course only so much of a room can fit in a snapshot! We are really in love with the location, which is right in the center of town. We do have a neighbor who loves to play music with a pulsing bass beat very loudly at times, but I'm sure that the neighbors below us sometimes are irritated by Elizabeth running around.
There is an old lady who lives upstairs (apt. 48, we are in 38) who is often looking and even leaning out the window when we come home. She is the Mr. Breen, Mr. Smith, Grandpa Reny of the building -- nosy old folks who make sure everything's okay. We brought her some food our first day here. A missionary friend had gone to her apt. by mistake when looking for us, and told us she was sick. We figure she is a good person to get to know!
What can I say about Tartu? It is such a mix of the old and the new. There are many old wooden buildings which are so lovely. And also modern mini-skyscrapers. Go to http://www.weather.ee/tartu and you will see for yourself! We spent a lot of time at this web site before we came, because it has a live picture of the Town Hall Square. (Click on the picture.)
Here are some pictures that include Chris. You have to click on them to really see them.
http://www.kolgata.ee/galerii/thumbnails.php?album=34
http://www.kolgata.ee/galerii/thumbnails.php?album=35
Kapten Evelyn Clark
Tartu
But today it's raining like crazy, and it's really beautiful. The way the windows are made here, they open at the top on a slant, so even though they're open no rain is coming in. We do have the windows on our balcony closed, though, or that would be a flood! Rain means we can't really do laundry today, because we have no dryer but the clothes line, but we'll live!
I looked out the window and saw the rain pelting our neighbor's Mercedes Benz. We wonder a lot about him. His car is parked on the only area that has paving instead of pebbles. And there is a security camera trained on his car. I just looked out again, and the car is gone! So I've once again missed my chance to see the mystery man who lives in our building.
I hope I didn't sound too negative in yesterday's post. I didn't mean to. We really do absolutely LOVE our apartment! Even though we knew it would be two bedrooms, it is actually much larger than we had envisioned. We had seen photos, and of course only so much of a room can fit in a snapshot! We are really in love with the location, which is right in the center of town. We do have a neighbor who loves to play music with a pulsing bass beat very loudly at times, but I'm sure that the neighbors below us sometimes are irritated by Elizabeth running around.
There is an old lady who lives upstairs (apt. 48, we are in 38) who is often looking and even leaning out the window when we come home. She is the Mr. Breen, Mr. Smith, Grandpa Reny of the building -- nosy old folks who make sure everything's okay. We brought her some food our first day here. A missionary friend had gone to her apt. by mistake when looking for us, and told us she was sick. We figure she is a good person to get to know!
What can I say about Tartu? It is such a mix of the old and the new. There are many old wooden buildings which are so lovely. And also modern mini-skyscrapers. Go to http://www.weather.ee/tartu and you will see for yourself! We spent a lot of time at this web site before we came, because it has a live picture of the Town Hall Square. (Click on the picture.)
Here are some pictures that include Chris. You have to click on them to really see them.
http://www.kolgata.ee/galerii/thumbnails.php?album=34
http://www.kolgata.ee/galerii/thumbnails.php?album=35
Kapten Evelyn Clark
Tartu
