What to take with you:

• Passport
• Good walking shoes. To get to and from the ferry to Tallinn, we need to walk a considerable distance, appr. 500 m each way. Should you need assistance, please contact us beforehand.

Departure from Sofia Saturday 27.08. 6.00 a.m. by bus. Ferry (M/S Star, Tallink Silja) 7.30 a.m. from Helsinki to Tallinn, breakfast on board.

Arrival to Sofia Saturday 27.08. appr. 23.15.

Program

6.00 Bus from Sofia to the harbor Länsisatama, Ruoholahti, Helsinki

7.30 Ferry (M/S Star, Tallink Silja) to Tallinn, breakfast buffet on board

 

9.30 Arrival to Tallinn harbor, Terminal D

Bus transportation to St Simeons and St Annes Church (Orthodox Church of Estonia,  http://www.visitestonia.com/en/st-simeons-and-st-annes-church-in-tallinn,

http://www.eoc.ee/), Ahtri tänav 7, Kesklinna linnaosa,

10.00 Short introduction and welcome, Metropolitan Stefanus, Orthodox Church of Estonia

10.45 Bus transportation to Methodist church, Narva mnt 51, 10152 Tallinn

11.00–12.00 Welcome to Tallinn, music together

Group/Bus 1:

Bus transportation to Pirita Convent, Merivälja tee 18 (http://www.piritaklooster.ee/eng_kloostri_ajalugu.html)

12.30 Lunch at the Convent

13.00 Bus transportation to Kunstimuuseumi Kadriorus, Weizenbergi 37,

(parking place for buses, Roheline Aas 23)

Group 2/ Bus 2:

12.15 Bus transportation to Kunstimuuseumi Kadriorus, Weizenbergi 37,

(parking place for buses, Roheline Aas 23)

13.15 Bus transportation to Pirita Convent, Merivälja tee 18 (http://www.piritaklooster.ee/eng_kloostri_ajalugu.html)

13.30 Lunch at the Convent

14.30 Both groups: Bus transportation to Kaarli Church (Estonian Evangalical Lutheran Church), Toompuiestee 4, 10142 Tallinn

15.00-15.15 Music together at the Kaarli church

Free time in Tallinn Old City

19.00 Bus transportation to harbor from Viru Hotel, Viru väljak 4. Or, walk independently to Tallin harbor, Terminal D

19.30 Meeting at the harbor, Terminal D

 

20.30-22.30 Ferry (M/S Superstar, Tallink Silja) from Tallinn to Helsinki, dinner on board

Bus transportation to Sofia.

Appr. 23.15 Arrival to Sofia.

Contact persons/Group leaders:

Elina Hellqvist, tel. +358-50-4482610 (FIN, ENG,DE)

Minna Hietamäki, tel. +358- 50-4487040 (FIN, ENG)

Panu Pihkala, tel. +358- 50-3185785 (FIN, ENG)

Risto Saarinen, tel. +358- 50-3199459 (FIN, ENG, DE)