Kyle in ESTONIA! First stop - Tallinn

17-19.12.2010

Meie lennuk Tallinnasse väljus reede hommikul kell 10. Vahepeatus oli meil Helsingis ning kell 17:30 jõudsime Eestisse. Õnneks Kyle teel Eestisse koju ei saadetud, ihii :D Lennujaama tulid meile vastu Kristiina ja Ulrika. Sõitsime siis Kristiina juurde kelle juures me öömaja saime. Enne välja minekut, oli ju ikkagi reede, söime nende korteris õhtust- verivorst, hapukapsas ja keedukartul. No mida veel tahta koju tulles. Kyle proovis ka ära esimese pitsi Eesti viina ning klaasi hõõgveini. Pärast maitsvat õhtusööki suundusime Kristiina sõprade korterisse kus toimus väike istumine enne klubisse minekut ja ega kaua ei läinudki kui läksime klubisse Hollywood. Tahtsime ju Kyle’ile Tallinna ööelu näidata. Meie pidu lõppes kusagil 2 ajal sest olime natukene lendamisest ka väsinud. Laupäeva hommikul söime musta leiba pasteediga ning Eestimaist juustu ja sinki. Mul ju terve pikk nimekiri toitudest mis Kyle peab ära proovima. Panime soojalt riidesse kuna väljas oli ikka külm võrreldes Madriidiga kus on ikka veel pluss kraadid. Kõigepealt oli meie missioon leida Kyle’ile soojad suusapüksid, saapad ja kindad. Õnneks leidsime kõik vajaliku Kristiine kaubanduskeskusest. Nüüd kui mõlematel olid soojad riided seljas (mina tõin täditütre käest sooja jope ära mis mu ema Saaremaalt oli saatnud mulle) läksime vanalinna jalutama. Väljas oli ikka hirmus külm. Maitsesime maitsvaid mandleid vanalinna tänavatel ning shoppasime jõuluturul (NB! Ega me tegelikult midagi ei ostnud sealt). Ma olen alati jõulude ajal Saaremaal olnud ja isegi mina polnud kunagi jõuluturule jõudnud. See oli nagu postkaart. Kella 5st oli mul juuksur ja pärast seda läksime ühte minu lemmik restorani sööma (Karja Kelder vanalinnas) koos mu täditütrega. Kyle proovis esimest korda Eesti õlut ning keefiri. Keefir talle ei meeldinud kuna ütles et see maitseb nagu hapukoor, haha :D Söögi poole pealt proovis ta Noore Villemi šnitslit, juustu kreveti suppi ning samuti juustušnitslit. Kõik maitses talle väga, välja arvata keefir. Õhtul läksime kinno. Pühapäeval sõitsime natukene autoga linna peal ringi, et Kyle näeks natukene Tallinnat ja selle ümbruskonda. Õhtul oli väike istumine minu sõprade Silvia ja Rometi juures. Õhtu kujunes väga lõbusaks ja Kyle sai tuttavaks minu heade sõpradega.

Heleri

NB!Rohkem pilte: http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/TallinnEstonia#

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Our plane to Estonia to Tallinn departured on Friday morning 10 AM. We had a layover in Helsinki and 5:30 PM we were in Tallinn (It’s the capital of Estonia). We didn’t have any problems in the airports and Kyle didn’t get deported. Welcome to Estonia Kyle ;) It was so cold in Estonia. I bet when going back to Madrid the weather over there feels really warm. My friends Ulrika and Kristiina were in the airport waiting for us. We were staying with Kristiina couple of nights so after all the hugging we went to her place to eat some Estonian dinner (blood sausage, sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, black bread and a glass delicious hot wine) and then went out because it was Friday :D After eating delicious dinner we went to my friends friend apartment and stayed there until midnight when we went to the famous nightclub in Tallinn club Hollywood. I just wanted to show you the nighlife in Tallinn. We left from the nightclub around 2 o’clock I guess we were tired from flying. Saturday morning for breakfast we ate black bread with Estonian pate and also different kinds of ham and cheese. It’s good to be home. I’m so excited to eat Estonian food for three weeks. I have a long list of foods what Kyle have to definately try in Estonia. Our first mission was to find warm clothes for Kyle-boots, ski pants and gloves. Luckily we found almost everything in one mall. My cousin brought my warm winter coat from my home to the capital. We thought that we were dressed warm enough but no. Walking around the Old Town in Tallinn we were both freezing. It was so cold and there was so much snow in Estonia. I can’t even imagine how much snow does we have in my island at home. The Old Town was really pretty. Kyle liked it and even I said that the old town squire looks like a postcard. We were walking around the Christmas market but didn’t buy anything. This was also my first time there because usually on that time I’m already at home in the island. At 5 o’clock I went and cut my hair, it was good to sit inside where was warm. After that we went to eat dinner one of my favorite pubs, my cousin came with us too. Kyle tried one think from my food list. It was made of milk but a little bit thicker. He didn’t like it. He said that it was like eating sour cream but it wasn’t a sour cream. Anyway that was the only thing he didn’t like, everything else was good. He doesn’t know what he’s missing, lol. We ended our evening in the movie theatre watching The next three days. The movie was pretty good. On Sunday Kristiinas boyfriend took us for a ride around the city so Kyle could see some places in Tallinn before we go to the island where my home is. He saw some places but like anywhere else he should come back in summer time because everything is pretty and there is so much to do. After driving around couple of hours we went to meet my friends. The evening was fun and Kyle got to meet some of my good friends. I’m really happy that everybody spoke english all night long even if they were talking with each other. That was really thoughtful.

Heleri

P.S. More pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/TallinnEstonia#

My home island Saaremaa

20-25.12.2010

Esmaspäeval sõitsime Saaremaale – minu koju. Bussisõit möödus kiiresti. Praami peal sõime seljankat mis Kyle’ile väga maitses. Koju jõudes ütlesid vanemad et Kyle on väga ilus poiss :D hehee. Suhtlemisega polnud meil mingit probleemi. Ema mul rääkis inglise keelt, see oli üllatus isegi minule. Isegi isa sai mõne inglise keelse sõna öeldud. Mina olin siis tõlk nende vahel ja see läks libedamalt kui arvasin. Kõik jutud said räägitud ;) Esimene õhtu kodus mööduski juttu rääkides ja minu kodu tutvustades ning ega ka kohustuslikud fotod albumitest näitamata ei jäänud. Nii hea on jälle kodus olla!!! Teisipäeval läksime minu vanematega Kuressaarde. Meil mõlemal oli hambaarsti aeg ja pidime viimased jõuluostud ära tegema, eriti tähtis oli söök. Kolmapäeval sõitsime autoga Orissaarde. Jalutasime seal ringi. Seejärel suundusime Muhu saarele et osta Kyle’ile lambavillast toasussid. Hommikul käisime ostsime kadakast kööginõusid, et ta saaks need koju vanematele saata. Enne koju minekut sõitsime läbi Tornimäelt, näitasin kus me elasime enne kui oma majja kolisime. Õhtul valmistasime järjekordse maitsva õhtusöögi. Kyle proovis mulgiputru, ühepajatoitu, kõrvitsasalatit ning palju muud. Talle on siiamaani kõik maitsenud välja arvatud keefir. Neljapäeval magasime suht kaua. Ema jõudis koju 2 ajal sest tal oli lühendatud tööpäev. Vaatasime telekat ja lebotasime niisama. Peale õhtusööki valmistasime piparkooke :) Piparkoogid olid niiiiiiii maitsvad. Pean ikka ühe korra veel piparkooke tegema, isu pole veel täis saanud. Ärkasime vara reedel. Tegime ettevalmistusi õhtuks.Lõuna paiku jõudsid Milja ja Vilve perega. Süüa oli palju ning söömaaeg kestis ikka ligi 6 tundi vahelduva eduga. Kõik oli nii maitsev ning ega ka Kyle kurtnud. Verivorst meeldis talle kõige rohkem mida ta kogu aeg juurde küsis. Viina võttis ka võidu mu isa ja onuga :D Õhtu oli meeldiv koos kallite inimestega. Laupäeva hommikul valmistasin Kyle’ile soojasid kohupiimasaiasid ahjus. Alati kui Eestisse tulen valmistan neid, njämm. Kyle käis mul isal abis lund lükkamas ning õhtu veetsime kodus. Mõtlesime vahepeal et lähme Kuressaarde peole aga lõpp kokkuvõttes ei viitsinud kumbki minna.

Heleri

NB!Rohkem pilte: http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/SaaremaaEstonia#

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We had a great time in the capital and now it’s time to go to my home island Saaremaa. On Monday we took a bus to the island. It takes about 3 hours to get to my home from Tallinn and half an hour we also have to ride with a ferry to get to the island. On the ferry Kyle tried Russian soup- seljanka. That was on my list too, haha :D He liked it. First we went to the small town where my mom works. She just finished her work day and we went home all together. It’s 10 minutes to my home from there. When we got to my house my mom said to my dad: Isn’t he handsome and my dad said: Yes he is :D There was no problem with communicating because suprisingly my mom spoke some english, my dad could say some simple words and I was the translator. I translated pretty much everything- what Kyle said, what my parents said etc. All the stories were told. First night we just hang out with my parents and talked. I showed the house and some of my photo albums, just so Kyle could see where I’m from.It’s good to be home and I’m happy that I could bring Kyle here. My parents were so happy to meet him. On Tuesday we went to the town on the island called Kuressaare. I went to high school there. We had a dentist appointment and we also had to buy groceries for Christmas dinner. On Wednesday morning we went and bought Kyle some kitchen cookware made of juniper. Juniper gives a really good scent what doesn’t go away. The island is famous for those things. Everything is handmade. My dad knows the people who work there and Kyle got to see how everything is made too. After that we drove to Orissaare and walked around there a little bit.My mom is working there and I went to school there until 8th grade. The town is 10 minutes driving away from our house. After 15 minutes walk- the town is small, lol we drove to the island Muhu. There is a bridge connecting those 2 islands and from Muhu island goes the ferry to the mainland. Anyway from that island we bought Kyle house slippers made of real sheep wool.Those two islands are famous for making real sheep wool shoes and also clothes. Before going home be drove through another small town. I showed Kyle where we lived before we moved to the house. Around 6 when my mom came home we ate dinner. We always eat dinner at that time and together. Kyle tried two of my favorite meals what my parents made. It’s really hard to explain what they exactly are because I didn’t find english names for those. Anyway he liked all of it. On Thursday we decided to sleep longer than we have all the other days. My mom came home around 2 because she had a shorter work day because of Christmas. We watched tv and just hanged out. We have most of the shows and movies in english on tv so it’s good for Kyle, he can watch tv in Estonia. In Spain everything is dubbed but in Estonia we have subtitles. After dinner we made gingerbread. Soooooo good :D. I definately have to make gingerbread one more time before I leave because I didn’t get enough. On Friday we woke up early because we had to make some preparations for Christmas dinner. My two aunts and uncles with their family and grandmother arrived early in the afternoon, around 2. Every year we all decide who is bringing what food so everybody can make something. There was so much food. I think we ate like 6 hours, not all the time but still. Everything was so delicious. Our christmas dinner: boiled potatoes, sauerkraut, deer stew, herring salad, wild mushrooms, garlic beets, pumpkin salad, black bread, blood sausage,cakes etc and also vodka wasn’t missing from the table. Kyle counted how many shots he took with my dad and uncle- it was around 12, lol. All the men were drunk. Now I know that Kyle is a vampire because he was eating so much blood sausage and asking more all the time. We give presents after the christmas dinner the same day. The night was fun. Everybody were so happy to meet Kyle and hoping to see him again in summertime. On Saturday morning I made Kyle delicious breakfast. Kyle went to help my dad shoveling the snow and the evening we spent at home. We thought about going to the town to a nightclub but decided to stay home just didn’t feel like going anywhere.

Heleri

P.S.More pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/SaaremaaEstonia#

Kuressaare & Grand Rose SPA & New Years Eve

26.12.2010-05.01.2011

Pühapäeva hommikul sõitsime hommikuse bussiga Kuressaarde kuna mu sõbrannal oli soolaleivapidu. Istusime seal paar tundi ning siis läksime hotelli. Õhtul läksime välja sööma ning veetsime tunnikese hotelli basseinis ja saunas. Pole nii ammu saunas käinud, päris mõnus oli. Esmaspäeva hommikul söime buffee hommikusööki hotellis ning lõuna paiku viisime oma kotid Grand Rose SPAsse kus meid ootas 3 päevane SPA pakett. (See oli meie jõulukingitus üksteisele ning Kyle pole kunagi SPAs käinud seega põhjusi oli küllaga ja me olime just õiges kohas ka – Saaremaal:D) Me saime sisse registreerida alles kella 4 paiku seniks läksime jalutasime linna peal ringi. Tutvustasin Kyle’ile Kuressaaret. Õhtust läksime sööma Mönusasse Villemisse. Õhtu veetsime SPAs basseinis ja saunades. On ikka mõnus päev läbi hotellis hommikumantlis ringi tatsata:D Teisipäeva hommikul toodi hommikusöök tuppa kell 9. Saime ise valida mida me tahame. Ütleme nii et lootsin natukene paremat hommikusööki aga polnud kõige hullem ka, haha. Seejärel vaatasime filme toas ning kell 14:30 oli meil duaalmassaaž ning peale seda oli mõlematel värskendav jalgadehoolitsus. Massaaž kestis 60 minutit ja see oli kogu kehale. Lihtsalt võrratult hea. Sellist kogu keha massaaži võiks iga nädal korra saada. Õhtul käis Kyle veel korra basseinis ujumas ja saunas ning mina käisin ostsin meile väljast pizza ning veetsime hubase õhtu oma hotellitoas. Kolmapäeva hommikul toodi hommikusöök tuppa jälle. Ega seal midagi erilist ei pakutud. Kohvi ja tee olid külmad ja muu valik oli ka nigel. Pärast seda lebotasime niisama toas kuniks pidime välja registreerima ning siis sõitsime bussiga koju. AASTAVAHETUSE veetsime seekord kodus koos minu vanematega ja ongi käes aasta 2011 :D Head uut aastat!!! Esmaspäeval, 3-ndal jaanuaril sõitsime Tallinasse et seal veel paar päeva veeta ning kolmapäeval lendasime tagasi Madriidi.

Ma olen õnnelik et sain Kyle Eestisse tuua ja oma perekonnale ning sõpradele tutvustada. ;)

Heleri

NB! Rohkem pilte: http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/SaaremaaEstonia#

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On Sunday morning we took a bus to the town Kuressaare. My friend from high school had a housewarming party and Kyle could meet my friends from high school. We were there couple of hours and then went back to our hotel. I had my apartment in that town but I sold it so it was really weird to stay in a hotel over there. We ate dinner out and then spend couple of hours in the pool and sauna in the hotel, it was included in the hotel room price. On Monday we had a buffee breakfast in the hotel and in the afernoon we took our bags to the Grand Rose SPA where we had 3 days package. It was a christmas present to each other. Kyle has never been to a spa so it was a good reason to go. Also the island is famous for its spas. People from other countries come here, especially from Finland. We got to check in at 4 in the afternoon so until then we went for a walk in the town. I showed some cool places. This is the town where I went to high school. Lived there 4 years. Alone in my own apartment. I showed the town and a castle and so on. We ate dinner one of my favorite places on the island. After dinner we spend our evening in a SPA- pools, hottub and saunas. It was good to walk around with bathrobe all day. On Tuesday morning we had a breakfast in bed. We could choose everything we want for breakast so the easiest way was to choose everything from the list even if I’m not eating all of it :D Until 1 o’clock we just watched movies in the room and then went to eat lunch. At 2 we had dualmassage-60 minutes all body. It was amazing. Kyle had to wear thongs, haha :D I wish I could get that kind of massage every week once. After that we both had relaxing footcare. I was expecting more but it was still good. Our last evening we spent in the SPA again. On Wednesday morning we had breakfast in bed again and until midday when we had to check out we just hanged out in our room. It was a good 3 days. Merry Christmas to us ;) We took a bus to my home. New Years Eve we decided to spend with my parents. I don’t know where I’m going to be next year so they were happy that I stayed. Happy New Year. It’s 2011. January 3rd, 2011 we went to the capital for 2 days, stayed with my friends and on the 5th we flyed back to Madrid.

I’m really happy that Kyle came to Estonia with me and met my family and friends. Everybody liked him a lot and can’t wait to see him again. We had a great time!

Heleri:)

P.S.More pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/SaaremaaEstonia#