Tallinn, Estonia



Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Noah

Chilly, but without rain.  Add a little sunshine and Estonia became our favorite place on the trip.

Inside the cathedral.  This is one church that they didn't want you to take pictures in. :)

Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin believed to be the oldest church in Estonia.  It was built in 1240.

Noah, who doesn't care about the oldest church, found a great walking stick.

Toompea Hill overlooking the city of Tallinn.

At the Town Hall where we had an AWESOME lunch.

In the "kitchen."  Lane was asking for a spoon and they told him that he'd have to sing a song if he wanted one.  Needless to say, he drank his soup like the rest of us.

What is for lunch?  Moose soup of course!  It was delicious!  Really.

Pies for lunch as well.  Kind of like a hand pie with filling.  We ate apple (yummy), spinach (amazing), cabbage, and Darin got the Moose and wild boar.  We loved this place.  Best of all, each item was only 1 euro/piece.  Truly a steal!

 

Climbing the tower of St. Olav's Church.

254 narrow, cork-screwing stairs

This is why we climbed the stairs.  Amazing city views.

The towers along the old city walls.

At the top you were kept from falling off  the slanted metal roof with super strong chicken wire.  Safety first. 

Fat Margaret Tower. 
16th century, it was built to impress sea guests, then turned into a prison and was the scene of terrible violence during an outbreak, now Fat Margaret is just a museum.  Oh Fat Margaret, what an unfortunate name.



Viru Gate.  We are the little people standing in the middle.

We found a great market for shopping.

Such good sports as we drag them all over the world.