Pirita Tallinn

    Our next stop was Tallinn, Estonia.  The crossing of the border was an experience though not quite as bad as when we traveled the Soviet Union in the 1980s.  The countryside changed dramatically as the Estonian countryside ...

My feet are killing me ! After all the lazy hanging-around-in-Tallinn-and-just-meeting-friends I decided to head down to Pirita, famous for the ruines of a monastery and its beach. From Tallinn centre it's supposed to be a short walk (half an ...

... not to waste anymore of the day, particularly as the temperature was around 30 degrees so we packed a day bag and caught a bus to Pirita Beach.  To reach the beach we had to walk through a small forest and when we emerged on the other side we were ...

... just said that if she's ever lost in Canada, hopefully someone will do the same thing. So right from the start I thought Tallinn (and its wonderful people) was great! The "new town" is basically what I was expecting; glass skyscrapers next to slightly ...

Tuesday the 6th of June 2006 Estonia, back to Tallinn I slept well waking at 7 and my cabin mate's stirred soon afterwards too. I had a quick shower and packed up my things leaving them out of the way. I went up to get a cup of tea and have my own ...

... most beautiful city, TALLINN the capital on the northern coast just 90 minutes far by speed boat from Helsinki, the Finnish capital. Tallinn has an amazing old town, gotic style inserted in the UNESCO Heritage List. It is  a pleasant place to enjoy ...

... there alone and was treated to a full rehearsal of Arvo Part's Te Deum performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, who jointly released this on CD in 1993. I chatted to some of the singers later who told me ...

... & 19th century village & farm buildings, windmills & a church. Saw a folkloric show by local performers in their national costumes and had time to browse in the museum's gift shop before returning to Tallinn and back to our ship. It was a wonderful ...

... Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population. Danish rule of Tallinn and Northern Estonia started in 1219. Viru Gate, entrance to the Old Town. One of two remaining towers that were ...

... in the city. being tired (only 1h sleeping the night before) it wasn´t really difficult to get drunk!! the day after we visited Tallinn, so pretty city which looks like a old medieval town. Not so much people in the streets. we went to Pirita, just ...