12 MAY - Monday

Monday, May 12, = = (City Tallinn - Maps)

I leave early from the b & b to go over to Russia, to obtain the visa.
I know there are problems to get it, I think I go by my friend first tourist to ask you what you should do to get it.
Welcomes me with a hug, to expose my problem, if you do not ask twice, you put your coat and accompanies me outside. Given its knowledge, be able to have the stamp in pomreriggio, his intervention was crucial, documents which were different, I also did have an invitation to tour his friends. Thank you and not knowing how debt relief, I promise that will send a gift from Italy.
In the early afternoon I get to the b & b beaming, waving a visa for Russia, I decide to leave immediately, the visa dates for the next day and ends on 21 May.
I do not see the time to cross the customs service, a kiss of thanks to the kind woman and putting luggage in the car, for delivery in stages Narva forced outpost for the Russian border.

238 km arrival in Narva =

Narva = (Hapba) = 67,000 inhabitants

The river Narva trace the border of the Great Russia. I made a mad, 238 km of road rather quiet for the transit of trucks and buses, being party to 15 from Tallinn, arriving in a...


city that is already late evening, the sunlight does not give space down in the dark to take the upper hand.
I am tired and I feel that the car has some problems, we hope that does not leave me on the street these latidudini.
On the outskirts of Narva anonymous I see a building surrounded by a lawn, is a hotel.
I will stop and the door behind my request for accommodation, I confirm that I have chance to spend the night. Within the allotted room and I quickly put to bed, both for the cold that chills to fatigue.
I hope not to fall ill, it would be a big problem.

About getting sick and not only that, I wanted to say that such a trip, making it really is advisable or even essential, do not do it alone but at least two.
The drawbacks can be many and of all kinds, not least that of personal safety.
It 'time to take stock and reflect on my path up to here.
Since I started from I could see that the differences among the Mediterranean peoples and those are few Nordic regarding the basic needs but also those luxuries.
For adessso I visited only countries that are part of the European Union, already with a mentality and social policy seeks to achieve integration with the West, although the diversity of cultural behavior are quite different between them.
The more salt in the North more people have a more rough behavior in human relationships.
The competition between individuals is very strong, particularly among young people, it seems that past generations can not control the modernity that moves forward in giant steps.
I noticed a particular sport, if one can call all countries in Europe. I do not describe but I would advise you to see with your eyes, certainly a dangerous sport but the fact of strength and skill and courage out of the ordinary, in the West that I have rarely seen, while in these countries seems very widespread.
It seems to me that this youth should burn Nordic milestones for success and prosperity, in other words individualism is very present in these young people but not knowing how many of them manage to let themselves go attitudes and actions without a good self - consequence of losing the values of their predecessors.
If I do a comparison, I would say that in the countries of the former Soviet Union, the desire for change and freedom is deeply felt, just like in Italy in the years 60/70, with the variant that we talked about politics and there to rebel older people.
Our youthful enthusiasm had turned to a better democracy, more free, more just .... I think our era: Freedom, Jobs, Social Justice and why not, even sexual revolution
Those who have lived those times knows that I speak, but I think also, that in those years, millions of people were subject to regimes far from Democrats, maybe we have not done enough to highlight those situations. We could have done more? I do not know, so that only non-democratic regimes are falling one by one but another grows much more insidious and dangerous is the global market that is not free.
Who will the costs will be as usual the weakest, which will be subject to the most economically and politically strong.
Not to mention the terrorism that do not understand to whom they serve as objective aims to achieve.
My reflections are based on what I know and I do not think that knowing the world, I'm not a sociologist, a political will, live, act and think like millions of other people with their problems and daily needs.
Now it is time for my thoughts plachino in restful sleep, tomorrow my friends.

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