St Olav Hotel

... Sea. David still wanted to go up a tower, while my knees were screaming at me even on the flat. So next stop was St Olav's church. The guideboook describes it thus "The 13th-century St Olav's Church once boasted the tallest spire in the whole world. ...

... ; ivy climbing the walls (inside) added to the atmosphere. Time to continue exploring (& hopefully work off dessert). I made my way to St Olav's church, then to the Great Coastal Gate & Fat Margaret's Tower. It was dark by now, but the city is so ...

... before taking a tour of the cathedral that took us around the ancient octagon (original from the late 13th century) that used to hold St. Olav's shrine and which drew pilgrims from all over Europe, up to the base of the green, copper tower you can see in ...

... ?" I commented to Jodie. The sun was shining, the streets were clean, the buildings interesting. "Tallinn is beautiful." St Olav's Church, Tallinn's largest medieval structure, was back along Pikk Street. Five hundred years previously, a massive spire was ...

... to the Old Town. One of two remaining towers that were once part of a larger gate system built in the 14th century St. Olav's Church (Oleviste kirik), once the tallest in the world, is still the tallest building in TallinnIn 1285 the city became the ...

... to Tallinn port. This entrance to the town was guarded by Paks Margareeta, a bulky and rotund Fat Margaret's Tower, behind which rose elegant St. Olav. Up on the Fat Margaret's roof there was a viewing platform, but I didn't go up. I had already seen the ...

... was a beautiful view. Returning to sea level, we took a ferry across another fjord to continue on to the village of Linge. St. Olav is said to have traveled through this valley and spent some time in Linge. He is also reported to have performed ...

... . I forgot to mention the last two night in Tallinn we've stayed in very old historic hotels which I also booked through work. The St Olav was originally built in 1437, or at least the building was, and what a beautiful old hotel. Anyway I digress, ...

Old town Tallinn seems to be hosting a few modern icons. I finally found out why I couldn't get a cheap hotel room here for Tuesday night. When I tried to book they were all triple or quadruple the regular price (around $400) so I decided to go to ...

... with easy access to most of the attractions of Bergen, we were given leisure time with dinner on our own after our hotel check-in. Bergenhus Fortress is considered one of the best preserved castles in Norway.  Once the home of Viking royalty, ...

... , there is a big downside. Just like Moscow, it’s damn expensive.  After Moscow’s bad accommodation I was staying in a hotel and two nights was about all I wanted to fork out the big bucks for. So as beautiful and intriguing as St. Pete ...