We are being met at 11.00am to do a walking tour of the city. Tallinn, capital of Estonia, is one of the best preserved Medieval cities in Europe and is heritage listed by UNESCO. Amazingly it has the highest number of startups per capita in Europe - SKYPE actually started here! It is quite a flat area so easy to traverse and as we follow our guide, he gives a well informed description of all the points of interest. Fabulous examples of Medieval homes - they are not wide as you were taxed on how much street frontage you occupied. He also fills us in on the chequered history of Tallinn having been occupied by the Danes, Swedes, Germans, Russians but they finally received their independence in August 1991. When the Russians were here in the 1980s Tallinn became the centre for the Olympic regattas so there are several buildings dedicated to the Olympics that are still in use today, including the television tower, though this is now just a tourist attraction.
I would recommend our guide: Mati Rumessen (+372 50 94 661) . mati700@hot.ee www.tourservice.ee
Tonight we dined in the Tchaikovsky Restaurant and both the food and the service were sensational!
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| This . pharmacy is still in operation |
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| Breakfast of champions |
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| We set off with our guide |
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| A . Lutheran church |
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| Freedom cross made of glass |
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| One of the towers which was part of the original city wall |
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| Russian Orthodox church |
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| A view over Tallinn |
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| The TV tower |
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| In the market |
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| The wind was freezing today! |
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| Ready for dinner |
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