On Saturday morning the partners were taken
to Maanteemuuseum (The Road Museum). It is a museum that tells the story of the
history of building roads and its effect on life. We were interested in the
influence it had on communication (becoming faster, easier and more efficient).
Unfortunately we could not experience the ride in a postal coach as the horses
had finished their season and had been taken back to the stables, but we could
try out the interactive version of a stage coach and remember what it was like
to ride on buses during the Soviet times. Also, there was a lovely exhibition
with old cars and we could test out different car safety attractions.
This coach was caught on photo by Zvone in Tallinn
The trip continued in Tartu with quick
lunch in a café called The Cookbook and then everyone headed off the AHHAA (an
interactive science centre) where the program continued with a art forgery decoding
workshop. We were shown how to decode the paintings, find the secret symbols of
original authors and how to recognise forgeries by using magnifying classes and
UV lamps. Then everyone had some time to look around the centre and try out the
hundreds of hands-on science experiments that were on show (currently,
there was an exhibition on electricity, spy life and equipment and a medical
display of illnesses and disfigurations).
Too soon it was time to drive back to Võru
and for the Goodbye-dinner. It was a lovely evening with a lot of thank yous
and remembering the best moments of the meeting and taking some more group
photos. Then it was time to retire and finish packing the suitcases.
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