Friday, April 28, 2006FINALLY PARISThe late afternoon air was sharp and surprisingly cold for Paris in late March. I still wore my fur lined long red winter coat that I needed in Estonia, but had hopes of shedding once I was this far south, but no such luck. The cabs were waiting at the curbside as I emerged from the mobs in the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:31 AM Comments (9) (link) Sunday, April 23, 2006LANDING IN PARISThe Estonia Air flight from Tallinn to Frankfurt was uneventful. It was about a 3 hour flight, they served a meal and unlimited free wine. So unlike any American airlines. The layover was brief, giving just enough time to exchang the several thousand Estonian krones in my pocket for a few hundred... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:38 AM Comments (6) (link) Thursday, April 20, 2006FROM TARTU TO TALLINN, on the way to ParisIt was quiet and dark when the alarm went off. I laid in bed a few minutes, thinking about all the things that might go wrong between my hotel here in Tartu this morning and the hotel in Paris where I'm supposed to meet my hosts for dinner; Francoise, the festival director, Philippe a cameraman and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:53 AM Comments (4) (link) Monday, April 17, 2006LEAVING ESTONIA, On the Way to the Bilan Film Festival in ParisEvening envelops the museum. I'm still sitting in the Cafe drinking beer. I had intended to take the last few hours of my last day here and walk around the city of Tartu, at least try to find WHERE the city of Tartu actually is since I've only seen the snowy part in the walk between my hotel... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:35 AM Comments (10) (link) Friday, April 14, 2006DISCOVERING ESTONIA, At the World Film Festival, part 8With a mixture of anticipation and low level anxiety I arrive early at the museum. Liivo appears. He was the one responsible for organizing the logistics of the John Marshall Retrospective and he will be my partner on the podium. He asks me how I would like to structure our discussion. He is a very... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:33 AM Comments (3) (link) |
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