This morning Josh and I caught the bus to the airport and flew Baltic Air yet again to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Tallinn has the most well preserved old town we have seen yet. While Vilnius and Riga were badly damaged in WWII, Tallinn survived unscathed. The city is partially surrounded by 15th century stone walls. 36% of the 400,000 residents are Russian, many of them not meeting Estonia's strict criteria for citizenship. In fact, Tallinn has the most non-EU citizens of any city in the EU, over 27%. St Olav's Church, the white spire in the center of the picture, was the tallest manmade structure in the world from 1549 to 1625. It made Tallinn visible from far out in the Baltic Sea.
Here we stumbled upon a newly married couple exiting Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. They released two doves and waved goodbye to them as the flew over the Tallinn skyline.We think Tallinn is the most picturesque of the Baltic cities. Bar to recommend; The Hell and Hunt bar. It's name sounds strangely like Helen Hunt after a couple of their excellent home brews.
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