Scene of Accident

Brush with Disaster

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March 31st 2006
My trip almost ended today. I had missed the bus tour (the one included for free with my Tallinn Card) so I headed back to the Old Town again, thinking I'd do the audio tour instead. I'm walking along and heading back to the tourist info place... I see a souvenier stall across the street. The guy has one of those rotating postcard stands, seeing how I'm leaving tomorrow and haven't writ ... read more

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops le... ... read more