Went to the Kiek in de Kök tower/ museum.
It was built in 1475 and stands 38m high. The walls are 4m thick and cannon balls dating back to 1577 are still embedded in its outer walls.
This museum had videos and exhibits focused on the wars of Estonia.
There were also tunnels that you could go through but all the tour groups were full for the day.
We spent the afternoon and evening watching the volleyball finals. Unfortunately Estonia placed second to the Netherlands in the finals.
Monday Sept.17/12 - Friday Sept. 21 /12
I took the day to relax. I started planning my next trip to Poland. I tried to book a bus ticket for Tuesday and it was sold out for every possible time..which was a bit odd. So I ended up booking the ticket for the Wednesday instead.
Sure enough, I woke up Tuesday morning with a very swollen, very painful index finger and another abscess on my hip. I went to the medical emergency clinic and they poked and drained the pus out of my finger and put me on another course of antibiotics.
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| Spent a lot of time on this couch. |
Wednesday came and went. With 2 new abscesses and my finger trying to heal, I decided, with some parental influence, that it was not a good idea to continue travelling. I ended up going back to the medical emergency clinic on Friday because an abscess on my bum cheek was swollen and painful and needed draining. Luckily this provided some pain relief.
Friday night, Harry was celebrating his birthday. We went out for a nice dinner with some of his friends then went to the casino.
So here's a cultural difference for you: In Estonia, the birthday person is in charge of organising the birthday event AND is responsible for buying all of the friends food and drinks for the night. I was in shock. I couldn't even believe it.. I explained to Harry that where I'm from, usually the friends buy the birthday person the drinks.
Not the other way around :P
It was a fun night.
Saturday Sept. 22 /12
We ended up going to the Casino for a poker tournament, which was a first for me. Unfortunately, I called an all-in with an ace and king, and the other person had pair of queens. Needless to say, I lost and was out of the tournament quicker than I wanted to be.
Sunday Sept. 23/12
I was eager to try the casino poker again, so we went to another tournament. This one was a bit bigger with 60 people. I had learned my lesson and lasted much longer. Harry was out before me. I ended up losing still.. got like 45th place of 60.
Monday Sept. 24 /12 - Thursday Sept. 27 /12
Spent the week taking care of my skin wounds. I got into a routine.
This is a little basement cafe that had really good, cheap food. I went there nearly everyday. The waitresses knew my tea order without having to ask.
The days were getting a bit boring while Harry was at work.
Luckily my abscesses were healing and I finally booked a plane ticket to my next destinations, Croatia and Bosnia.
Unfortunately, I missed a few key countries (Poland and Hungary), but I will hopefully have time to see them after the New Year.
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