I posted my thoughts earlier about this city but I can't find anything about Tallinn now, where did it go???
Here is a bit about the tour: A Walking Tour of Old Tallinn, a Princess cruise. WE walked through Upper and Lower Old Town. We saw Toompea Hill in Upper Town. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral which dominates Palace Square and were able to go inside. The Dome Church-Gothic St Mary's Cathedral which is the city's oldest church, the burial site for nobility, more than 60 medieval coats of arms hang on the inside walls, very impressive! Town Hall Square (shopping and resturants) which has been the center of live in Lower Town since the 12th century. The Town Council Pharmacy has been there since 1422. We had a performance of medieval choral music in the ruins of the gothic Cominican Monastery. It was in a grassy square surrounded by the very tall old walls. Price range was $49-$59, we paid the higher price and well worth it.
This city was amazing with all the old medieval walls around it still standing. I felt like I was taken back in time....a very long time! I loved every minute of it even the first 40 min in the rain! Only time I wore the poncho the whole trip.
A funny side note, we were dying for a cup of coffee so went into the MacDonalds in the square. We tried to pay with American dollars as we were all out of local money and they wouldn't take it. We all chuckled that an American institution wouldn't take American money! So we waited till we got back to the ship.
Carol, I didn't know you went to Estonia. Wasn't it wonderful? I just LOVED Estonia, and I remember those walls looking like something out of a fairy tale.
I liked the people there as much as the place. Our Estonian guide told us about when the USSR tried to overthrow Estonia (after they splintered off) tiny little Estonia made preparations to fight off the huge Soviet army's oncoming tanks with a few big rocks perched on top of the old town hill. Luckily, they never had to roll them downhill at the tanks. But you gotta hand it to them, they have spunk! To this day if we hear something on the news about Estonia, DH and I both go "awwww...Estonia!" with fond memories.
I think I have some photos of Estonia...buried...maybe I can find a few to share.
If I remember correctly that church in Tallinn is where we started our walking tour of the Old Town. After reading about Tallinn before our cruise, I really wanted to see the Old Town as it is the oldest surviving midevil city in the world. I wasn't disappointed. I loved it. Those old and winding cobblestone streets, (apparently that is how they built cities back then) there wasn't a straight street anywhere. And the old wall all around the city, most of it still in tact.
You are being right about it felt like being in a fairy tale.
Did you see a little show in a grassy square surrounded by old monestary walls built in the late 900's? Two girls and a guy playing old instruments of the period and singing period songs and dressed in clothes of the time? It was really cool.
I loved being there and just couldn't believe I was in a place built so very long ago!
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