First I thought it must be a busy cruise season. There is one cruise ship there and another leaving. I was wondering how crowded Tallinn would be with all the tourists. Later I learnt that the ship that you can see leaving is actually a 4 hour commuter ship to Helsinki. And the other one ferries to Stockholm.

There are only 2 permanent inhabitants there, as I understand. And even, they moved in less than 25 years back…

I was wondering what those things in the middle of the ocean were. The low lying clouds made visibility a bit problematic. And as the clouds cleared out, I realized it was a bunch of windmills!

I was in my flight rolling towards the active runway. Looked up – across the airport perimeter, beyond the road, and far beyond the fields – hidden behind the trees … was a KLM airplane!!

If you fly much, you must have noticed that long yellow line to the gate that the pilot follows and then there is an exact spot he/she stops the plane so it can align with the jetbridge. The spots are different for different planes. And the person below who ushers in the plane helps the pilot pinpoint the spot by moving his/her arms. (starts from two arms widespread and then slowly puts them together as the plane advances such that just as the plane reaches the spot, the two arms are together pointing upwards).

Today, I got a view of the different spots on the line. Guess how many types of equipments pull up to a gate? I would have guessed about 7-10. I counted nearly 30 of them marked on the ground!!

We were in Atlanta airport together but not flying together. She is off to New York to help Natasha move. And I am off to Europe to move the country counter to 70!