Tallinn

Tallinn is the capitol of Estonia.

I don't think I'd even heard of Estonia before this trip but it's been there all the while.

Estonia used to be under communist rule in the days of the USSR but after the collapse of the USSR they broke free and now they are their own country. The guide we had on the bike ride told us there is always the fear that the Russians will try to re-take the country.

Here's a link to the Estonia wiki page.

Anyway, it was on our way to St. Petersburg and we stopped for a day. First we did a bike ride around the city and then just walked about.

We saw a tall church in the distance and just had to climb it.

Closer...

So just a bunch of shots of Tallinn from the top of the church.

You can see our ship in the distance.

And of course the old medieval square.

Just a couple additional random shots.