Tallinn, Estonia

I remember when we saw the ship’s itinerary, I noticed the stop before Saint Petersburg, Russia we were going to a place called Tallinn, Estonia. I didn’t know anything about Estonia except it was under Soviet control until the fall of the USSR. I don’t think we ever expected much out of Tallinn but, like liquor-filled chocolate, it was surprisingly unique, and were very pleasantly surprised.

My family picked a Best of Tour through Disney for our excursion. When we got off the boat, we met our guide who was a rather tall, blonde gentleman with an accent that wasn’t too hard to understand. (I’m terrible with names I forgot all of our tour guides’ names except for one in Saint Petersburg). We stopped in Old Town Tallinn, where we entered a medieval built church and listened to a quick concert. We also walked around the Old town a bit, did some shopping. We also stopped to take pictures of a Russian Orthodox church which of course was, elaborate and beautiful.

Next, we stopped for lunch, our entire tour was kind of crammed into this one area of the restaurant. I think everyone was very hungry at this point. I remember the food, a juicy chicken dish with sauteed vegetables in a mushroom sauce being delicious. But when you’re starving most food is really good.
After lunch, we went to an outdoor concert venue where they have the world’s most massive stage, made for 30,000 singers. On a side note, there have been many famous musicians and bands that have held concerts at this venue. Tallinn hosts its own song festival every 5 years, which fills the stage with singers. We visited the Governor’s Garden, also known as the Palace Garden, we walked around a bit and took pictures.

Tallinn is a special place located on the Baltic Sea, founded in 1154 A.D. with narrow streets that was built in the 13th century and some in the 17th century. It was a pagan culture until taken over by the Danish and shortly after that the Finnish, the Germans, followed by the Russians at the beginning of the 2nd World War. They recently became an independent nation after the fall of the Soviet Empire in 1991.
When people ask my wife, what was one of her favorite places that we stopped was on our cruise she said, Estonia.

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