The Äntu lakes are a group of seven lakes found in Lääne-Viru County. The bottom of the lakes are covered with light-coloured lime which, together with the surrounding nature, gives the water its beautiful hue. Such a stunning sight!
Estonia - Paradise of the North
Ilus Eesti, beautiful Estonia. My family's homeland. Estonia's countryside and people have an endearing gentleness about them which you fall in love with slowly and imperceptibly. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Estonians' courage and determination to survive despite centuries of repression, tyranny and foreign occupation. This blog aims to promote Estonian news, history and culture and seeks to enlighten readers about everything this unique country has to offer.
Monday, 15 August 2022
The beauty of Äntu Lakes
Friday, 12 August 2022
Estonia to send 12 athletes to the European Championships in Munich
The European Athletics Championships will take place from 15 - 21 August 2022 in Munich, Germany. Twelve Estonian athletes will participate in the competition including high jumper Karmen Bruus who recently won gold at the World Championships. 400 metre hurdler Rasmus Mägi will not take part in the event due to injury and marathon runner Kaisa Kukk had to surrender her spot after qualifying, due to health issues.
The team:
Decathletes: Maicel Uibo, Karel Tilga and Janek Õiglane.
Marathon runners: Roman Fosti, Tiidrek Nurme and Kaur Kivistik.
Sprinter: Karl Erik Nazarov
Long jumper: Hans-Christian Hausenberg
Hurdler: Marielle Kleemeier
High jumper: Karmen Bruus
Javelin thrower: Gedly Tugi
Steeplechaser: Keiso Pedriks
Best of luck to my cousin's son Karl Erik Nazarov who won the 100m and 200m sprint at the National Championships in Tallinn in June. Fingers crossed that the Estonian team comes home with a few medals. Good luck!
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Northern Lights Season Begins in Estonia
The natural phenomenon known as aurora borealis or northern lights is a spectacular sight commonly seen in Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Northern lights can also be seen in Estonia but you just have to be in the right place at the right time to see them. This photo was taken in Karivärava on August 8. Simply stunning!
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Karmen Bruus wins Gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Precious family photographs
Each week Australia's Sunday Telegraph dedicates a page of its newspaper to old family photographs. People have the opportunity to share their favourite family photos with fellow readers and take a glimpse into moments from the past. To date, I've had four family photographs published in the Sunday Telegraph, mainly to surprise my father and uncle who always read the Sunday newspaper. Last Sunday I had the below photo published and my uncle emailed me straight away to tell me he saw it. It brought a smile to his face. A few days later, a surprise came to me when a distant relative living in Sydney contacted me via Facebook to say she had also seen the photo. I wasn't aware of this distant cousin prior to submitting the picture and was very happy to make her acquaintance. I have more Estonian family in Australia than I originally thought!
If you have a family photograph you wish to share, you can email The Sunday Telegraph directly here: photo@sundaytelegraph.com.au