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TheaIren Says: She's 2 months old ( on the 15.02.09 ). She's soooo cute !!!
TheaIren Says: These animals are rarity in Estonia. Riida Farmhouse on the island keeps them. These massive cows were very friendly and curious about us. The same way we were about them....
Manijas Lighthouse - Estonias own Pisa Tower
TheaIren Says: It is built in 1933, it is 8m tall Lighthouse. In 1967 there was a storm and since then the tower is a little awry.
You can get good overview about traditional....
TheaIren Says: ....farmhouses just walking on the island and looking around
TheaIren Says: Local women are doing a lot of handicraft. In the culture house ( which is also center of the island )you can ask, maybe they teach you and you can try carpet making.
TheaIren Says: During winter the boat dock in the island turnes into sledge dock :DTry the sledge but put them back.
Riida Guesthouse: Only place to eat in Manilaid
TheaIren Says: Preorder nesessary !!!!! We had traditional soup. Mmmm, it was delicious and contained three kind of meat's in it - sheep, pig and cow. Even, if you do not stay in their guesthouse and want to eat, you can't just walk in there and demand it but you have to preorder. Reason...
TheaIren Says: In winter, when the sea is frozen and iceroad for car's is open you can walk over the sea.Our group did.It is quite an experience !
Daily boat from Munalaiu to Manilaiu island
TheaIren Says: There is little boat AUL which runs daily between mainland and island. Look the picture...It's small boat so if you plan to go there with car...no way...you have to leave car to the harbour.Actually there is no point to take car into the island as it is so small.I found...
TheaIren Says: Please note that the Manilaid island is so small and only few people live in there thatthere is no use of keeping shop on the island. You have to buy all the goods from mainland or orderdining from Riida Guesthouse.
TheaIren Says: Visit the Culture House, this is also the centre of the island.You can have information about the island in there and you can try making sometraditional handicraft.
TheaIren Says: During summer the local people are driving around with motorcycles.Well - not only in summer....I think that these soviet times motorcycle are only preserved in Kihnu and Manilaid island.
TheaIren Says: Local are using so called Finnish sledges during winter time.It is quite a sport actually...You should try it ! Sledge are held in the harbour as in winter local people are coming over the icy sea to mainland with them. You can try them but put back afterwards.
TheaIren Says: View Winter colours in that island are white ( snow and icy sea ), blue ( sky ), brown ( bushes ) and yellow ( rushes )
TheaIren Says: Open the eyes, life is beautiful. Details, details, details.... :D
TheaIren Says: Scenery is beautiful. As you walk on this main road of the island, you can see sea in both sides.
TheaIren Says: There are also some abandoned houses on the island...candy's for somepeople. I just love the abandoned and dilapidated houses....you can make interesting pictures in there and there is always certain feeling around these houses. Old farmhouses. Look at all pictures !
There around 50 people registered...
TheaIren Says: ...as living in the island. But only around 20 people live there year around. Majorly theseare elder people. Other people are coming only for summer. Walking around the island you can understand, which houses are used only in the summer and which around the year.
Every houshold in Manilaid has boat or two
TheaIren Says: The main traditional activity is wishing Walking around the island and seeing those boats laying everywhere.
TheaIren Says: Art is everywhere - this Barclay's sigaret's slogan is actually truth. Everywhere I looked in that island I saw art !
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In winter, when the sea is frozen and iceroad for car's is open you can walk over the sea.Our group did.It is quite an experience !
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Manilaid - Manija - Holm Maunõ - Mannõ
This is off the beaten bath island even for Estonians. I think that I've heard something about the island maybe twice before I went there. I did'nt know what it's like and even did'nt know it's exact...
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Manilaiu island, 25.-26.09.2004
Manilaid, called Manija by locals, is situated in Tõstamaa commune, in Pärnu county. Its area is 1.9 km2, the nearest point from the mainland is 1 km. Its population is 44.
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