Monday, March 16, 2015

Long time no see

Kuu aega on blogimises paus olnud, nii et pilte on selle ajaga korralikult kogunenud. Seega vabandused, aga saate ühe korraliku pildipostituse jälle!

I haven't blogged for a month and I have taken a lot of pictures during that time. So sorry, but this is going to be a big picture post again!

Veebruari keskel käisime Kadriga jälle jalutamas ja leidsime end päris kõrgelt, 2013 meetrit merepinnast oli tol korral meie maksimumiks. Nägime ka tükikest ajalugu, ehk suusahüppetorni, mida kasutati nii 1928. kui 1948. aasta taliolümpiamängudel.

In the middle of February me and Kadri went for another walk and we made it quite high up, 2013 meters above sea level (6604 feet) was our maximum that time. We also saw a bit of history, a ski jump tower that they used in the winter olympics in 1928 and 1948.
2013!


Vana ja väsinud torn / Old and tired tower


Tõkkepuu. Keset metsa. / A gate. In the middle of the forrest.

Järgmine päev oli tore. Kuna tegu oli siiski vastlapäevaga, siis õhtul, kui ma koolist tulin, läksime Kadriga kelgutama. Kelke meil aga käepärast polnud, siis võtsime Kadri lumelaua. Ja hoo sai sellega oi kui hea! Kadril õnnestus see millegi pärast alati paremini, mina lõpetasin kõik korrad näoli lumes :D Aga väga lõbus oli ikka.

The next day was really cool. Since it was Shrove Tuesday me and Kadri went sledging after I came home from school. We didn't have any sledges at hand so we took Kadri's snowboard. And we got a really good go with it! For some reason Kadri was way more successful, I always managed to end face down in the snow :D But it was still a lot of fun.

Öösse! / Into the night!

Matkamisest meil aga Kadriga küllalt ei saa, nii et paari päeva pärast võtsime uue jalutuskäigu ette eesmärgiga jõuda Hahnenseeni, mis on mäe peal olev järv ja restoran. Sinna me aga ei jõudnud ning hiljem saime teada, et sinna saba ainult suusarada pidi. Noh jah... Aga kogemus oli äge ikka ja sai paari täiesti imelise vaate osaliseks. Ja ka uus rekord tuli ära, 2038 meetrit merepinnast. Kokku sai jalutatud kolm tundi ja 9 km, ehk päris korralik trenn oli, arvestades et turnisime mägedes terve aja. Aa ja me oleme nüüd üsna kindlad, et just siinsetes mägedes elab lumeinimene.

We just can't get enough of hiking so a couple of days later me Kadri went on another walk with the goal to make it to Hahnensee which is a lake on the mountain and also a little restaurant. We didn't make it there and later we found out that you can only get there on skis. Oh well.. But the experience was still cool and we got to see some amazing views. And we also have a new record, 2038 meters from sea level (6686 feet). We walked for three hours and 9 kilometers so it was a pretty good work out especially if you consider that we were walking in the mountains the whole time. Ah and we're pretty sure that Bigfoot lives in these mountains.







Esimene märts oli üks vahva päev. Linnas toimus Chalandamarz, mis on põhimõtteliselt laste rongkäik läbi linna ja selle eesmärgiks on talv ja lumi ära peletada ja kevadet tervitada. See oli tegelikult hästi vinge, kõik lapsed ja noored olid traditsioonilistes riietes ja laulsid laule ja helistasid lehmakellasid. Hästi tore oli midagi nii traditsioonilist siin näha. Ja mu väike präänik oli enda kostüümis lihtsalt nii tohutult armas.

The first of March was a nice day. There was a children's parade through the city called Chalandamarz. Its purpose is to scare away winter and snow and to welcome spring. It was actually really cool, all children were dressed up in traditional clothes and they were singing songs and ringing cow bells. It was really nice to something so traditional here. And my little monkey looked so frickin cute in his outfit.






Üks õhtu avanes täiesti suurepärane võimalus minna natukene autoga sõitma ja tõesti hea kaameraga pildistama. Panen siia enda telefoniga tehtud pildi samast kohast ja võrdluseks siis sama pildi, mis mul juba ka Facebookis üleval on. Vahe on korralik :D

One night I had a really great chance to go for a little drive and to take some pictures with a really good camera. I'll show you the picture I took with my phone from the same place and then the picture I also have up on Facebook. The difference it pretty huge :D




Naistepäev oli siin üks eriti äge päev. Hommikul käisin Kadri ja präänikuga suusamaratoni vaatamas. Ligi 30 000 suusahullu! Tean et üks tuttav võttis ka osa, kuid kahjuks läksime liiga hilja ja teda enam ei näinud. Minu jaoks oli see vist üldse esimene suusamaraton, kui ma õigesti mäletan. Ja tegelikult oli väga väga äge! Rahvast oli palju, kõik olid väga heas tujus ja oli selline mõnus õhkkond. Eriti meeldisid mulle kostüümides suusatajad. Oli kokkasid, põhjapõtru, baleriine jne. Kuid minu lemmikud olid Lumivalguke ja 7 pöialpoissi (kõik mehed, kusjuures) ning Mehhiko hurmurid, kellel olid kaasas kaktus, makk, lipp ja väga vinged kostüümid.
Enda pausi ajal käisime Darioga kõrvallinnas Silsis, kuhu ma veel jõudnud polnud. Hästi mõnus väike linn, aga ma eelistan ikkagi Silvaplanat. Sils oli natukene LIIGA väike. Silsis olles nägin ka enda esimest laviini. See oli selline äge ja kõhe tunne korraga. Nagu kosk oleks kahe kaljunuki vahelt alla sadanud. Õnneks oli see aga nii kõrgel, et alla välja ei jõudnud.

The International Women's Day was a really cool day. In the morning I went to see the skimarathon with Kadri and my little monkey. Around 30 000 crazy skiers! I know that someone I know also participated but we went too late so I didn't see him. If I remember correctly it was the first ski marathon for me. And it was actually really cool! There were a lot of people, everybody was in a good mood and it just was a really good atmosphere there. I especially liked the skiers in costumes. They had chefs, reindeers, ballerinas etc.. But my favourites were Snowwhite and the 7 Dwarves (all men, by the way) and the Mexican charmers who had with them a cactus, a music player, a flag and very cool costumes. 
During my break me and Dario went to Sils, a little city next to Silvaplana. It was a really nice place, but I still prefer Silvaplana. Sils was a little bit too small. When we were in Sils I also saw my first avalanche. It was a cool and creepy feeling at once. It looked like a waterfall coming down between to parts of a cliff. Luckily it was so high up that it didn't make it down.





Silsis vaadet nautimas / Enjoying the view in Sils

Loss! / It's a castle!
Pildid on praeguseks otsas, seega ei oska ka eriti rohkem kirjutada. Mul on jäänud veidi alla kuu ning tunded on tohutult kahetised, nagu oli ka Luzernis. Aga naudin veel kõike, mis sellel kohal mulle pakkuda on! Pühapäevast hakkab mul ka puhkus ning siis käin ära Luzernis, mis tundub ilma mu tüdrukuteta nii veider ning lähme ka Itaaliasse, mille üle ma olen niii elevil!
Kallid!

I don't have any more pictures so I don't know what to write anymore either. I have a little less than a month here and I have really mixed feelings just like I did in Luzern. But I'm going to enjoy everything this place has to offer to me! I also have a vacation for two weeks starting on Sunday and then I'm gonna go to Luzern, which is going to be weird without my girls and we're also going to Italy and I'm really excited about that!
Hugs!