Tondi...The Return 🇪🇪

[@fettar2605]

Man Tondi is the art capitol of Estonia with famous sights like Tondi rock, Depression and great soviet ladder

[@Rblock777]

Planning a family trip to see the Tondi rock with my own eyes

[@ItsNotMeItsYou007]

Tondi rock was placed there to stop people from taking out that light pole behind it.

[@maple494]

HAHAHAHA literally almost died laughing

[@Xtazieyo]

Dont forget the marvelous Tondi stairs

[@alex_2020]

These places and countries are dead in few years unless they allow some migration from Southeast Asia!

[@peterfoxtrott8750]

"In an unsuspected move Estonia declared war on Great Britain this morning."

[@theexpatgunner]

Won’t happen I expect as the British generally like Estonia, it’s a beautiful country and very forward thinking and advanced in terms of governmental services and the use of technology, so much so that it puts the U.K. to shame. Also, Estonia is of strategic importance to NATO defences against Russian aggression towards Europe and the west and there are 1100-1200 British service personnel stationed in Estonia as part of NATO’s enhanced forward presence. Add another 1100+ expats living and working here like me. But I guess you can’t please everyone. But I’d certainly rather be here then back in England!

[@fletch397]

British troops are already in Estonia, but for a NATO mission

[@philipgordon4003]

Sorry just our English humour some countries may not understand, good and bad in every city and towns I am sure there are some nice areas in Tondi.

[@bilel77127]

« Let’s not be harsh » Two minutes later « Yes you are still a bit sh*t » Classic bald

[@gopro369]

and that's why we love him!

[@DucksDontPuck]

we climbed that exact ladder 4 years ago at a birthday party, one of us somehow managed to break that light and the bouncer came out yelling at us (the red building is a nightclub) crazy seeing you climb the exact same spot in this video

[@johnnyboy3949]

The Tondi nightclub? Where all the Tondi people go to party and celebrate all things Tondi

[@akmod07playz59]

That's insane bro

[@N0rwegianGreenDayFan]

haha world is small ey

[@dictionarypictionary9872]

goes down in the history books that one

[@chrispy199]

are you by chance friends with the great Christian of Tondi????

[@r3lax852]

As an Estonian this situation is bloody hilarious - Tondi is literally the last place in Tallinn I would go to explore, nothing there :D

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

ikr

[@lifecycles9861]

Yeah same. It is stupid af

[@robertsroberts8038]

You mean last place in Estonia, not Tallin? :D

[@ahuzla]

Hello my fellow Estonian

[@ao9851]

Only things For Me.Bald in Tondi Are the old Soviet houses, the red Brick buildings But nothing else, yes :D

[@Charlienmeg]

Somebody's attempted to put a link in Tondi's Wikipedia page. "The famous rock of Tondi". 😂😂

[@mayurjadhav2078]

but now i doubt it was u who edited. guess it'll be a mystery forever like tondi.

[@Charlienmeg]

@@mayurjadhav2078 It definitely wasn't me. The name of whoever did is on the page.

[@uamee]

Poor Tondi, never get any respect. 😔

[@AndreiBerezin]

At least it's got his review and TWO visits. I live in a city of million people but he aint giving a shit about it still

[@chrislouis7913]

@@AndreiBerezin ikr I know he’s all Soviet and finds interest in Soviet cultures and architecture but he hasn’t even visited one single German city or rural countryside area. Germany too has a lot of history in it that’s worth checking out

[@caiuscostencu8886]

@Heroes AtMidnight A clone should do the job!

[@gopro369]

disagree, too much attention

[@FloofersFX]

Really wanna see that 'Bald calling things Soviet' hardbass remix now :D

[@MrToimeton]

Poor old Tondi Besmirched by a baldy Who climbed the famous steps To venture to its depths He sought adventure high and low Undeterred by the cold and snow Yet nothing was found, but a soviet ladder From where the view could not have been sadder The papers called him out, on this vile transgression With a grin he shot back, here lies depression So comes to an end this tale of baldy Who braved the fabled land of Tondi

[@GnosticBhoy]

Loved the article I found when translated : A famous British traveler drove into Tondi and called the area "dull shit"

[@kidra81]

Tourist: "Can you take me to Tondi please, OMG I'm so excited!" Taxi driver, with surprised face: "...But there's nothing there..." Tourist: "Sure there is, the famous rock of Tondi" Taxi driver: "A what???"

[@archimedes2261]

President of USA is also too old sleepy Joe 😁

[@shivamrishi9349]

calling tondi a wasteland, "lets not be harsh"

[@BobbyJett1]

No, Lets do.

[@johnnyboy3949]

Calling Tondi a wasteland is harsh on actual wastelands

[@ParleX]

1:22 they've already made a graffity of mr. Bald😅

[@adamhunter3692]

Lets be real about this; Bald's just mad he didn't find a ratty old Soviet sink

[@markbolam1383]

or a old soviet babushka

[@northpeckhamestateoldschoo2947]

Rusty sink 😂

[@bravuuritar4468]

@@markbolam1383 nah majority of estonians speak russian

[@aquacube3501]

@@bravuuritar4468 majority of old people*

[@gborch]

he didnt say " soviet " 100 times so that's a plus LOL

[@streeda6501]

Sometimes 100 rupee guy hides behind the Famous Rock of Tondi. You were lucky this time!

[@maplebear6527]

underrated comment

[@AjithSabu1997]

*rupee

[@MeeryBloody]

I am Estonian and I was also in Tondi yesterday. There is a very nice pizza near to railway station, named Tondi Pizzapoisid. In Tondi there are very cool red old buildings, it's called Tondi military town. Come back in summer and I will show you deep inside the Tondis secret cool places!

[@francoisbyvoet]

He was so close from the old military building ... after crossing the railway :-/ but then went to wrong direction .

[@ookpiklives1925]

Do that, Bald

[@PkPvre]

@@guineesspirit7640 If you look at a world map you'll discover another 170 countries you didn't know about!

[@PkPvre]

@@guineesspirit7640 Fair enough. I suggest watching the wendover productions video of the news you've missed from every country in the world. If the news is about selling a bunch of birds (Belgium IIRC) you can guess it's probably a peaceful country. All I know about Guatemala is that it's unsafe with a lot of crime and the people used to dislike their president.

[@joycejames8461]

@@guineesspirit7640 What??? Estonia is a Spanish speaking country in Latin America? They must be having an exceptionally cold winter there.

[@SemiDurakovic]

I've laughed so hard when he pointed to that graffiti that says "depression"

[@theexpatgunner]

Me too was a good Comedy moment

[@Teutchinsky]

lmao, living in Tallinn for my whole life and its hilarious how our media is making fuss out of a fair review :D It's great that you visited us! Good Luck! :))

[@dreamthedream8929]

@MrPitjoey do you think it was just a joke??

[@kairos116]

Can you share the articles where they bashed him lmao

[@MCrue2]

The media was not furious. They were just little bit embarrased. They don't know Bald and his specialites - they might've thought why on earth anyone wanna go film there.

[@itsKarlDesigns]

@@kairos116 Im Estonian, I've not found a single one where he's been "bashed" lol.. There might've been some people in comments of some of these "articles" that have made fun back at him or authors of these "articles" finding it funny how excited he gets about everything Soviet related, but other than that its just acknowledging that a "world-famous youtuber visited us" basically. If you google for these articles or look at the Estonian reddit sub, everyone is just excited he finally visited us. Media finally has something else to write about for a change, so ofc they'll hop on to it, but yeah these "articles" are just small paragraphs in the more casual yellow press, that you still have to scroll a bit for to find, acknowledging that a famous KZbinr is here.

[@ExcessCongruence]

all 3 Estonian journos were furious at Balds transgression..

[@tereterevanakere2132]

That fence Bald peeked through is the back side of my first work place - the Ars art factory. I climbed it a few times myself to take a shortcut to the Tondi train station.

[@streeda6501]

Don’t make fun of the famous rock of Tondi 😥😥😥 it’s my favorite!

[@colinmaxwell4738]

Other people can make good videos without blasphemy

[@streeda6501]

@@colinmaxwell4738 exactly! The Famous Rock of Tondi is actually of religious significance for us and every time I sit on it I get healed!!

[@streeda6501]

Wow the Bald blasphemous one liked my comment! He must think I was joking, but it is true that everybody time I get infection I sit on Famous Rock and next day infection is gone!

[@stefan1924]

@@streeda6501 Does it heal Covid, too?

[@streeda6501]

@@stefan1924 I have not gotten COVID yet, because I drink 2 liters vodka every day, but I see no reason why Famous Rock cannot chase away virus. If you are sick Healing Famous Rock is recommended

[@Henry.jakobsoni.lapsed]

Translation of "Tondi" to English is "Ghost's". That's why there is nothing there. It is pretty much a ghost town that is being guarded by loner named Kristjan

[@stevecheevers7337]

I be waiting for the trilogy on Tondi by Bald. Tondi...The Revenge. "This time it be less shit".

[@StreetDrivenDaily]

Gives me chills when I see Bald wearing sneakers shoes, walking though snow.... :) You need to buy some snow boots from babushkas

[@archimedes2261]

He did buy some he just didn’t bring them in this trip 😁

[@balham456]

Being inadequately dressed is a Bald m.o.

[@kartikmann_]

Ikr, can't you *very easily* get frostbite that way?

[@sethlan]

@@kartikmann_ super easy.

[@jahugv]

There's actually much more to see in tondi, there's a 100 year old military school about 7-8minute walk from the Tondi train station you were in. Definitely come back in the summer, there's just so much for you to see when the weather's a bit more forgiving lol

[@ao9851]

So much more? For a Soviet fan, these buildings Are the only things in Tondi..

[@jahugv]

@@ao9851 well I meant all of Estonia

[@JesoTV]

I'm pretty sure he won't. You Estonians are so sensitive to these things anyway. You only expect positivity.

[@ao9851]

@@JesoTV Haha, no we Are not. We know, there is nothing in Tondi, it's just living district mostly. He's content is hilarious. Love this guy.

[@stephaniecruvant9130]

Snowstorms & cold tend to drive people indoors. "Nothing going on" is simply good sense!

[@TalHarris]

Estonia actually seems really nice

[@theexpatgunner]

It’s great and such a refreshing change from life in the U.K., since moving I’ve never looked back.

[@EdGeLV]

@@theexpatgunner what made you move to estonia?

[@theexpatgunner]

@@EdGeLV my partners Estonian and we decided in late 2017 that we should try something else, either move to a different part of the U.K. or somewhere abroad. And in Christmas that year I visited Tallinn and it felt tight so in the summer of 2018 I packed up and have been here ever since.

[@yankis.]

All Baltic States are really nice. They're such a contrast from the Soviet shitholes Bald visits.

[@edvinberg2403]

@@theexpatgunner hey, if you want to visit a nightclub here in Tallinn when everything is closed, i can manage that, there is a karaoke and stripclub seperatly secretly open for people i know, so let me know if you want to have a party :D

[@273674200]

You should come back to Sillamae in summer! There are a lot of interesting soviet stuff in this area!!!

[@ac1dicsalt]

He actually went to Sillamae. It is on his main channel 😊

[@satanslilhelper_]

@@ac1dicsalt he said in summer lol

[@hdgo611]

You forgot the ä

[@illuwe]

@Zero 01 mäe means hill yes

[@TemplePriestess]

@@satanslilhelper_ How would summer make any difference? 😂

[@supercompooper]

Merch a T Shirt : "The famous rock of Tondi" and donate a portion to a fund to make something happen in Tondi 🤪

[@JESSLYNW1]

Fantastic idea! I would love it if Bald did this.

[@MetsJeesus]

When you have come back in the summer you should visit the iland of Hiiumaa . There is a huge underground soviet bunker and many other protective structures.

[@LeonTodd]

My mates middle name is Tondi, and I look forward to sending him this at regular intervals

[@jonjonthegingerone]

WE LOVE YOU KEEP UP WITH THE DAILY BALD

[@arsenihohlatov9270]

The biggest news portal in Estonia posted again about your adventures lmao

[@mattg7372]

“Tondi, the Venice of the Baltic” 🤔🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣

[@villue5191]

That would be Kuldīga, in Latvia. No shit, it's amazing.

[@mrolluful]

Great to hear you liked Estonia (and tried to find something to like about Tondi)! 🇪🇪 If you're coming back in the summer I could show you around some interesting places. A year ago I also showed Exploring with Josh whats there to see around Estonia, too!

[@Danw0312]

The Rock of Tondi!

[@joshuagraham9217]

That's what we all really wanted to see!!

[@MrTartuVaim]

Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter When Loving A Rock

[@shutup2751]

everyone else stuck at home due to lockdown and here's mr bald out in estonia in the middle of nowhere in inches of snow admiring soviet ladders

[@stevenkerr1455]

Do the Bald Soviet drinking game. Trust me in some videos you'll need hospitalisation

[@theexpatgunner]

We don’t have any lockdown here for the moment: it would suck if I was still in the U.K, perks being an expat I guess!

[@liamfraserobrien]

He’s already had it and was very ill.

[@Heminoolo1]

When you come back in the summer, you should do a bar crawl in the worst (Soviet style) bars in the Kopli area of Tallinn. Derevyashka, SOS Baar, Sirbi kohvik, Vesta baar and Kolm Lõvi are gems waiting to be discovered!

[@MiksMaTaunOlema]

As a kopli resident, this is an excellent idea

[@TheonlyGJVIC]

Am I the only one that somehow likes the sceneries of Tondi? It feels kind of cool with the snow and everything, idk

[@Gruffas]

"If you ever had a reputation" Tondi have a reputation now. :D

[@tereterevanakere2132]

Climbing up Soviet ladders and through Soviet fences in former Soviet industrial areas reminds me of my Soviet childhood because doing this was much more fun than whatever the Soviet playgrounds had to offer.

[@samkeating1008]

I saw daily bald and immediately clicked on it. Loving Estonia so far

[@qazisulal7045]

I love you Bald!!!!!!!

[@jamesstone8988]

I'd love to buy a "I

[@bukt]

You should meet up with Shiey in Lithuania and explore some Soviet buildings!

[@rrmls]

I was thinking of the same thing, it would be the collab of the century, I mean they both have similar content in a weird sense.

[@CP3D]

I second this!!!

[@jacobpaulson23]

Not sure the universe could handle that combination

[@Godwinsname]

Now THAT's an epic collab idea if there ever was one!

[@whencat4705]

Fu*k I was about to write that man I doubt bald would do extreme shit like our cat shiey

[@AmericanEnglishBrent]

What a nice surprise! It thought it was done from yesterday’s video.

[@sbp74]

Wow, I'm taking the missus and the kids to Tondi this summer and it's going to be more fun than the summer of 2020... GO TONDI

[@SoomeSepp]

"Tondi" literally means in Estonian ".... of ghost", that should explain everything. :D

[@TurquazCannabiz]

This might be my favorite KZbin channel already

[@kidra81]

Maybe Narva Jõesuu would offer some kind of interesting Soviet Era style. There's nice little village there at river Narva. One guy said to me that there's only 1 estonian living in that village, other 100 or so are russian speaking. I used to be borderguard there. But it was fun times, we used to go to our observation post through the backyards of these homes. And even saved 3 russian border guards who were shooting ducks at River Narva and their boat went upside down, so they started to scream at their side, calling for help, but russian cordon was too far away and they could not hear them. So after 5 minutes or so, they started to scream "bamagiite Estontso bamagiite (help Estonians help). Although we would have needed permission to enter russian side, as they were on their side, we with other guy didn't even bother to ask any permission as lives were in danger and drove our boat to their site and helped them onboard. I think they were in water some 10 minutes, all drunk, they were older and had big bellys, so must have been some higher rank officers. We then took them to russian cordon, they thanked us and we went back to our side.

[@RossBayCult]

Tondi: “At least we’re not Bolivia”

[@nigonkouk1770]

Hmm...

[@juavi6987]

@@nigonkouk1770 that coment fits so well to your pic 😅😉

[@metalmaniac759]

@@juavi6987 Why? Dead was Swedish

[@RossBayCult]

@@metalmaniac759 he’s talking about confused face 69 above him

[@juavi6987]

@@RossBayCult 👍

[@MooseyArts]

Absolutely amazing video, great follow up to it. I am going to make Tondi my first place to visit when I go to Estonia. Cannot wait. Cheers from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[@matr00n]

By the way, the name "tondi" comes from the word "tont" which means ghost or phantom in Estonian. So it is literally a ghost town. Edit: apparently it's a coincidence but it's still funny

[@emrebaskocak]

Explains why google translate translated people from Tondi as "ghosts" on the article I was reading

[@dagoninfinite]

Tot means death in germanic languages. Theres cleraly a connection here

[@emrebaskocak]

@@dagoninfinite Maybe, but Estonian isn't a Germanic language. Perhaps it's left over from the past or just a coincidence

[@stefanschoppmann7325]

@@emrebaskocak There were crusaders from Germany in Estonia.

[@dagoninfinite]

Stefan Schoppmann its home to the famous teutonic order if im not mistaken. They were invincible monk knights back at the time

[@RyszardPoster27]

Thanks, I haven't laughed so much in a while. Reminds me of that Limmy's skit about Yorker.

[@toddbonin6926]

The best part of life right now is waking up to a new Bald video every day!!!

[@rayraymontoya78]

"The Great Rock of Tondi" was my favorite Samuel Taylor Coleridge Poem, one written in an opium haze.

[@TornAaPaRt]

"the famous rock of tondi" 😂😂

[@DanSpotYT]

The rock of Gibraltar cannot compete!

[@DALE_MUFC_]

They should be grateful to you. You put the magical steps of Tondi on the map!

[@tedpiano]

Tondi seems like a good place to visit ironically when traveling through Tallinn. I feel like it's gonna blow up now that he visited.

[@mrmash3085]

Never be to hard or harsh on tondi, its unique. In its own way. Great view from the steps at least the graffiti could be admired from that view point. You did your best to give it a boost, respect pal.

[@markbernier8947]

The Soviet Steps and Tondi Rock !!!! I'm visiting there as soon as I can

[@Sunlight91]

Still better than anything on TV.

[@russkilde]

You should definitely return to Estonia. There are so many places to explore, I would personally recommend Püssi in Ida-Viru County

[@sodinc]

what an interesting name, actually

[@stevenkerr1455]

Doesn't everyone?

[@suvivasqwibqwib4083]

Yay Püssi represent!

[@clyde44444]

Thanks Mr. Balk. Stay safe and keep 'em coming.

[@Jyrgen94]

Mida contenti, Tondi saab ikka korralikult puid alla 😁

[@archimedes2261]

Isn’t Estonia just a lesser Finland 😁

[@nnniiiaaallllll]

Tondi is what is known as an 'up and coming' part of the city, it's like Peckham pre-gentrification

[@augustasmarcinkevicius8635]

You should definitely visit the Soviet town of Ignalina in Lithuania, would also recommend the Fabijoniškės district in Vilnius where HBO's "Chernobyl" was filmed... and the other 60% of Soviet Vilnius

[@MrGomjabber]

I live in a snowy climate your choice of footwear makes me shiver.

[@davidshula7413]

Tondi is on the map again even bad publicity is good publicity i would visit just to meet the locals

[@jontooke846]

I love all your posts. The 5 min clips are cool. Please keep up your awesome posts

[@DangerousDac]

It's amazing how a 4 minute video about nothing can feel longer than a decent 30 minute video.

[@r.4teen]

You inspire me to learn languages and just travel the world!🤟🏾 bald you really are a legend!

[@salggero]

Bro here waiting for you to come to 🇨🇴 you might find some interesting stuff hahaha

[@davidk5954]

Para güeler

[@АдибГевара]

Thank you Bald for the daily Soviet dosage! Love from Malaysia!

[@iz4353]

A wise man once said: "Tondi is dead, and Bold killed it"

[@PerfectSpainValencia]

Tondi means The Ghost's. It is a trolley stop and small hood in Tallinn. Maybe Bald should have looked for the ghost?

[@69waveydavey]

Big up Tondi! Massive respect.

[@ericmabley2120]

Next, Bald should go to Noril'sk and Yakutsk in winter. Noril'sk would make Tondi look like Las Vegas, and Yakutsk in -50 weather would make for some hilarious videos.

[@lthatskaterguyl4294]

Good to see you back in action Bald!

[@mareksoomlais8438]

If you have seen only some garages in Tondi and broken buildings in Viivikonna, then you have not seen much about Estonia😁 Definitely you should come back again.

[@joaktrs]

Mr Bald, you really did your best to put old Tondi on the map, no one can deny that!

[@ash6898]

Bald mentioning 'Tourism industry' and 'ASMR Tondi' were my favorite parts of this video.

[@platosev]

3:31 you can see the rock club Tapper sign on a wall, a local medium-size venue, many great metal concerts happened there (before COVID, of course) :-)

[@sariart]

Please visit Bulgaria! I'm sure you would love the architecture, and all the babushkas speak Russian so there would be no issues!

[@aleksandarmilankovic3794]

"Back to the magical steps of Tondi..." - the best phrases on KZbin, Bold's phrases and sentences... Recalling Yashkul welcome-statement and anticipating Yoshkar-Ola... Cheers from the delightful Serbia! A.

[@jamesblackshaw824]

*new challenge* take a shot every time Bald says Tondi...

[@TTR83]

This area was named according to Jobst Donte and his manor in years 1688-1696. Local folks started to call it "Tondi" which was apparently easier to pronounce for us Estonians. It is a bit funny because this name also actually means something, in translation: "Tont - ghost or Tondi - ghost's", which indicates possession. So, we have a sub-district that belongs to ghost. Quite encouraging.

[@subzerounitlk520]

Bald I love you vids man!! Bro from Oxford!!! ❤️

[@JoshuaChesterman]

I thought you were me for a minute there! oxford too haha

[@subzerounitlk520]

@@JoshuaChesterman no way man! I know it's the Internet but small world ay? 😂

[@culpritdesign]

Your honesty and self-respect is on point.

[@taisvakroom2423]

Did anyone already mention that Tondi means "ghost" in Estonian??? That explains it all... 🤣🤣🤣

[@yossarianmnichols9641]

Your courage during harsh Arctic conditions is inspiring.

[@Luke-rc7hk]

Would you ever visit Kaliningrad

[@VSaccount]

the fact that he hasn't is pretty mindblowing

[@chrislouis7913]

I know he's far more interested in soviet stuff but surely he's gotta visit germany one day. They're capital and rural areas have so much history that I think he would find interesting

[@seancallaghan6896]

quite an exit accomplished hahaha. love the vids. Thanks for putting a smile on our faces. Still surprised you have not been locked up yet :)

[@BOMBAY1]

I like how you look for the soviet side of Estonia. Such a cool perspective.

[@stewart4711]

i always enjoy ur vids always looking for the newest adventure

[@johnc2438]

Orange juice, bacon and eggs, coffee, toast, Daily Bald. I'm ready to take on the day! Shout out from Oregon, USA!

[@johankarlsson9720]

Love this new channel! Thanks Bald!! 🤩

[@crimsonhawk467]

This makes me want to visit Tondi...

[@jameseldridge4185]

Reminds me of my week in Vilnius in a February some years back....snow...fluffy snow....more snow....

[@god-fearingenglishman5254]

Can't wait for this!

[@Participant616]

These videos are so good. I needed a more regular fix and this is satisfying me. Your last prison one where you whispered convinced me that you need to do some ASMR vids!

[@sirplease8027]

hours of tondi asmr would be interesting

[@maggie2759]

Tondi looks nice and peaceful. And what a nice name for a town. And the local man speaks perfect English...

[@kerrysmith7028]

This is the Tondi Institute of Tourism (TIT). We here at the TIT order you to turn yourself in to the nearest TIT location. You will enter a program designed to teach you to speak better of Tondi. We will let you know when our education camp is open as soon as we build it. Stay tuned , we will contact you.

[@RonenK-id4ww]

Keep uploading videos about Estonia LOVE IT!