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| Red-roofed buildings in Tallinn, Estonia |
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| Cobble-stone streets in Tallinn, Estonia |
Tallinn is one of Northern Europe’s best examples of a medieval village with cobbled streets and red-roofed buildings. In the walled Upper Town on Dome Hill (Toompea), there are extraordinary government buildings and striking cathedrals, while the Lower Town is a network of 13th century streets, gabled houses, and churches, all encompassed in the 2-hour “included” tour accompanied by the aromas from the many confectioners’ shops filled with an almost infinite variety of marzipan.
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| Churches are everywhere in Europe, Tallinn, Estonia |
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| Announcing a sale at one of the stores in Tallinn, Estonia |
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| We adore the clocks in Europe—Tallinn, Estonia |
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| George, the Viking—talking about Viking ocean cruises |
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| Sweet Nan (on the left), Kay’s sister in Tallinn, Estonia |
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| Marsipan pot, Tallinn, Estonia |
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| 149 Euros for these shoes in Tallinn, Estonia |
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| Local Estonian selling wares at a store in Tallinn, Estonia |
Of note regarding Tallinn and Estonia, in 1988, some 300,000 citizens rose up and sang against Soviet rule, effectively ending its communist chokehold on the small country of Estonia; this “singing revolution” was won without spilling any blood.
A visit to the ship’s infirmary confirmed a wicked virus and 102° fever; consequently, Tallinn was not on my itinerary today—bed, instead—and it was one of the cities I so wanted to see!
Weather for those who braved the elements was drizzling rain, cloudy, and 50°.
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