Freedom Square Statue

June 16th 2014
So on Day 2, after losing an hours sleep due to time zone on the ferry, we said hello to Estonia and its capital city, Tallinn! It was a beautiful medieval town, with cobbled streets and its old 16th century gates and walls remaining. We started the tour in the Freedom Square, representing Estonian history in its story to eventual independence after aiming to rid itself from Russian, German a ... read more

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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

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Bethan Phillips

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A 20 year old, soon to be final year history student in a seaside town in mid Wales, with an interest in travel and journalism. Before university I hadn't really traveled much, I was always a bit apprehensive. So for me, joining the university History Society, or HistSoc as we call ourselves was brilliant! Last year we went on a 'summer tour' to Italy; visiting Rome, Sorrento, Capri and the Vatican City. In June of 2014, we went on a Baltic Tour to the capital cities of Sweden, Estonia, Finland and RUSSIA!! Both trips were incredible and really opened my eyes to the many places outside ... full info

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