Dec. 16: almost midnight
I seem to be keeping the late night hours here... not my usual routine. But I generally get to sleep in the mornings.
Today was a day of rest. It was a good day too. I have been at Maxim and Julia's house all day and hung out with Julia and their 2 kids for most of it. This evening Maxim, Julia, and I went into Tallinn and had a wonderful dinner.
It is one of the most popular resturants in Tallinn where you step back into medieval times. They use candles as lighting and the food is somewhat rustic. No coke or pepsi products - only tea, coffe, or water! I had a nice steaming cup of peppermint tea and siped while watching a monk walk by (okay - not a real monk, but the wait staff and entertainment wore costumes). My dinner was a delicious dish of wild berries, sour kraut, some kind of grain (or corn of some sort), and for the meat I had wild boar and elk... at least that is what i was told. After much discussion of the interpretation, I found out I was eating moose insead of the elk. It was all delicious either way!
Afterwards we came home and Maxim heated their sauna for Julia and myself. So we sat and relaxed for a while. It was wonderful. I will sleep well tonight.
"Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long."
- Psalm 25:4-5
