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Russian Orthodox Church

There were full Sunday services going-on inside and I so wish we would have been allowed to video or photograph the services... it was an overload of colors, sounds, and smells. There were priests in gold and green robes and headpieces walking in circles chanting with candles, a choir in the balcony singing between chants, candles glowing everywhere and the fog and smell of incense hitting you the minute you walk through the heavy wooden doors. An experience to remember.
Tallinn, Estonia

October 8th 2017
Today was a good day in Tallinn, Estonia. We were awake early today and ate breakfast with Paco and Wilfred, two gentlemen from a retirement community just outside of Brownsville, Texas. Paco has been to over 100 countries but he can’t hear a damn thing. Wilfred is super sweet and funny. Wilfred told us that Paco kept getting questioned about his wine in his suitcase yesterday but since he could ... read more
Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Estonian Flag 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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