European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                E s t o Jav i for is Harold Mcconnell Marika and Eelis Punder sing american songs. For is Harold Mcconnell Ravelero tips or for s4s Harold Mcconnell Tevini Gates provide a contrast Between the medieval and modern far left Tallinn s town Hall towers Over townspeople and other medieval buildings. Aps a accommodations if you visit Estonia you can expect a wide Range of accommodations As Well As a warm Welcome according to Stephanie Morton owner of Union Tours a leading . Tour agent for travel in the Baltic nations. When i visited Estonia i stayed with friends. Consequently i did not have the Opportunity to Sample any of the commercial accommodations. In Tallinn the first class hotels Are Palace hotel 91 rooms $150 for a single $180 for a double with breakfast hotel viru 458 rooms and hotel Olympia 410 rooms $95 for a single $110 for a double $180 for a suite. Other hotels Are hotel Tallinn 113 rooms sport hotel 276 rooms and hotel Kungla 164 rooms. All these hotels except sport hotel have restaurants. A hotel with moderate rates Horton said is hotel Deoleo located on the outskirts of Tallinn on the Baltic Highway. It is like a Motel but has a Sauna a bar and other amenities. The rates $55 for a single $73 for a double. There Are bed and breakfast places available and More Are being built she said. Dining out prices for main dishes at Ordinary restaurants Are usually quite reasonable ranging from $2 up to about $7. How to get there travelling by car in Estonia  and pleasant. The roads Are in generally Eood condition and the scenery is Beautiful with Many Trees and pastures. You can also travel by bus or train buses probably run More often and rates Are cheap. International airlines that Fly to Estonia include Lufthansa German airlines scandinavian airlines system Sas and finn air. Estonia air flies to Points in Europe Lufthansa flies from Frankfurt Germany to Tallinn Sas from Stockholm Sweden and finn air from Helsinki Finland. Etc Horton said Estonia and the other Baltic countries Are making special efforts now to attract tourists. It is refreshing she said to see these people trying to make a leap into the  visas for travel in Estonia can be obtained on arrival by . And other Western tourists. A visa for Estonia is also Good for travel in the other two Baltic nations Latvia and Lithuania the three nations have a common visa zone. Further information on visas and travel May be obtained from the estonian embassy 630 fifth ave., suite 2415, new York 10111, or Telephone 212 247-1450. Union Tours has an 800 Telephone number in the United states and Canada 1-800-451 -9511. A useful reference Book for a visitor to Estonia is a guide to the Baltic states edited by Ingrida Kalnins 1990. Harold Mcconnell february 17, 1994 stripes Magazine