I went for a wander around Old Town today and visited a few of the churches, I took some pictures along the way to help you visualise the place.
I do recommend a visit here, the daytime is lovely, and apparently the night life is lively.
So on walking about 10 mins from the casino/hotel, you come to the entrance of the old town...
Then walking along the streets all the cafes have outside furniture for you to enjoy the atmosphere and there is a strong medieval theme, with many people dressed up in costume.
So I keep walking and start heading up towards the top of Tallinn and a first slice of imposing Russian architecture in the form of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is stunning inside (no pics allowed sorry)...
I then went across the road to the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin which had a wonderful altar...
and an ornate pipe organ as well, which was being played at the time. It gave the church a great atmosphere.
I then paid 50 Kroon to get a guided tour up the tower. It is the highest point in Tallinn Old Town. It was about 140 steps up a small winding staircase and I was tired when i got to the top, but the view was worth it.
In the picture below, the Russian Othordox church is on the left and the Estonian Parliament is the pink building with the tower on the right. The Estonian flag is raised everyday at 6am on the tower and lowered at midnight.
On the other side is a view of Tallinn coast and the port.
All the houses in the picture where left in a state of disrepair during the Soviet occupation and the Estonians have spent time and money fixing them up.
Still many of the walls of the old medieval town exist and you can walk along some of them (I will be doing this tomorrow)
This picture may give you a little clue as to what I will be uploading later
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Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Any requests for info I will gladly attempt to fulfil.
More on Estonia later.
