Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Diamondway Buddhist Centre in Tallinn
16 September: Getting in the door at Diamondway Buddhist Centre in Tallinn The centre's meditation sessions are open to newcomers without registration, but since I don't speak Estonian and also want to make a short report on their workings, I had contacted them via email a few days in advance. There was no response to this, but [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Arvo Pärt Centre
photos Arvo Pärt Centre 14 September: Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa Sunday was my only chance to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre, as it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The wooded peninsula of Laulasmaa, where the centre is located, is a 50-minute bus ride from Tallinn. It is the place where […]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Tallinn: old town and contemporary museums
photos from Tallinn 13 September: exploring Tallinn Today I walked through the Old Town to the Museum of Contemporary Art Tallinn (EKKM), where there was a solo exhibition by Estonian artist/sculptor Jass Kasselaan. That consisted of three parts: shepherds, (mass) graves, panel housing and people with wings. Then I attended a concert by theNacka Chamber [...] in theSt.-Maria Toomkirik.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Estonia
Latvia-Estonia border all pictures of Estonia 10 September: Kabli - Paikuse (49km) Today a blissful start to the bike ride: 17 km on a quiet tarmac road through the woods, with occasional views of the Baltic Sea through the trees.Then again 18 km on the Baltic Way, but fortunately it was not [...]
