Estonia - Baltic Cruise

As part of our Baltic Cruise, we stopped in the beautiful medieval town of Tallinn, Estonia. A peninsula nestled between Latvia and Russia, and across the sea from Finland, Tallinn is the smallest of the Baltic countries. Estonia regained independence from Russia in 1991, shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall created havoc across all of eastern Europe.

We arrived in the morning and immediately walked to the World Heritage Site of the Old Town (Raekoja Plats). We spent much of the day there and visited many of the city's attractions. The early 15th century Town Hall tower was fun to climb, with its uneven spiral staircase. In one souvenir shop near the square, they had a lady dressed in period garb while weaving a rug.

Of course we visited a church...we are in Europe you know! This one is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It is a typical, and still operating Russian Orthodox church from the 1800's. We also passed by the former Parliament and KGB headquarters, where Brody checked in with his fellow spies. The Tompeea Castle was also a fun stop during our walk around town. The cannon towers were called the Kiek in de Kok. We like the name!

After a hot chocolate respite during a brief rain, we headed back to the cruise ship for our usual 4 course dinner. Tallinn was a fantastic city with lots of charm.