Tallinn, Estonia
Woman in the Middle | August 29, 2013If it weren’t for this cruise, I doubt I would have ever made it to the country of Estonia, and what a shame that would have been! Little did I know that Tallinn, the town where our ship stopped, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! I am excited to be able to share some photos of lovely Tallinn with you!
Our guide for the walking tour of old town Tallinn was one of the Weasley brothers… just kidding. Actually Martin was a chemistry teacher on summer break.
The black, white and blue Estonian flag proudly flies above a government building.
We walked towards the top of the town and got to see this amazing view of the red-tiled roofs of Tallinn.
Now THAT is a cobblestone street that Hubby is modeling for you below. Note the size of those rocks! I was scared to death that I was going to break an ankle on them. Little did I know that I would have to deal with this ankle breaking type of paving again later on in the trip….
Oh, European towns are so picturesque….
Here is the town square in the oldest section of Tallinn. You may note in this photo that there were a lot of tourists. When a big ship or two comes into port there are an awful lot of people who want to get off and see things……
In the town square we saw this sign pointing to Europe’s oldest continuously operating apothecary, or pharmacy. In case you can’t read the sign, it opened in 1422, seventy years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue!
Amazing!
The view of the red-tiled roofs reminds me of the town in the movie, “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”.