Prison doors, Museum of Occupations

Tallinn Take Two!

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July 20th 2011
Continuing from last blog: Mon - got back to Tallinn from our short trip to Helsinki and did quite a long walk from the ferry to the hotel, LÉrmitage - this time we're just outside the old town and I think we were spoiled with the first hotel. The location is not as good, the atmosphere is therefore lacking - it's just OK really. Walked into the old town and ate at the restaurant out ... 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