Aleksandr Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn.

January 2011. 

Not the best photo.

Also, what a shame photography wasn’t allowed inside…

Klišee. Tallinna reid, juuni 2011.

Klišee. Tallinna reid, juuni 2011.

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Tallinn, Estonia

Shannon & Tomo in Estonia by Jelena Rudi

Jared Leto @Tallinn airport

Jared Leto @Tallinn airport

Tallinn, Estonia

Date: 21 June 2011

Photographer: CarsonJackson

Tallinn, Estonia

Date: 21 June 2011

Photographer: CarsonJackson

tv tower tallinn

Pirita, Tallinn

tv tower tallinn

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Jamiroquai抯 concert in Tallinn today?!! Can抰 fucking wait, it抯 going to be legen?wait for it?DARY?

House by mie** on Flickr.

Old Town, Tallinn

Summer in the city

Pirita, Tallinn

#tourist love in #Tallinn (Taken with instagram)

The bog of P滗sk黮a. Pretty much the same scene: http://crazymurdock1.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2n72ft

Raekoja Plats, Tallinn, Estonia?/p>

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Jagala Juga, Tallinn

Jamiroquai - Love Fool (slow) live in Tallinn June 8th 2011 

I walked past this just now on my way to the long-distance bus station. I think it’s a sushi bar, it’s all pink inside and decorated with anime characters, lol.

Kesklinn, Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

I love airport wifi. I also love my boyfriend who bought me designer sunglasses. He has, however, disappeared without a trace. No wait, found him. He was waiting outside the wrong loos. I dislike not understanding the language nor being able to bitch about people/swear in Russian as people understand me here. Next stop, l’hotel where there will be more wifi hopefully so see you all there!

Our first stop on our cruise was the medieval town of Tallinn, Estonia.  While I really had not know about this location prior to booking this cruise, I was pleasantly surprised by the quaintness of the Old Town with its towers and castle wall structures.  

We had over a 4 hour tour with EstAdventures.  We started with a two-hour bus tour of the outskirts of Tallinn, including the Song Festival Grounds and the Kadriorg Palace. Then we did a 2+ hour walking tour of Old Town, with highlights including Toompea Hill, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, and beautiful panoramic views of Tallinn.  

After the tour, Ben and I, along with our friends Chris and Shelley, had lunch at a traditional Estonian restaurant - so yummy!  We were cutting it close on time to get back to the ship, so we popped into a couple of shops and I purchased some nice wool items (a hat and scarf set, a combo hat/scarf with a cat pattern that my husband will post photos up at some point, and slippers). 

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Flickr.

A beautiful Russian Orthodox church in Tallinn, Estonia.

Kadriorg Palace on Flickr.

A beautiful palace, now used as an art museum, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Jagala Juga, Tallinn

Jagala Juga, Tallinn

Memorial to the fighters for Soviet power in Estonia, 1975

Last night of the holiday = reflection time. All in all I really enjoyed it. The city was beautiful, just a nice amount to see and do though any longer would’ve been too long I think.

What I won’t miss, however, is being gawked at. Seriously, every day I’ve been here at least 5 people have just openly stared at me as I’ve walked past/been standing near them. I thought it might’ve been my hair but lots of people had red hair. Maybe it was my clothes - I usually wore an oversized t-shirt, not low cut, with leggings and my biker/army boots like I would back home. I didn’t even do wing liner til tonight. I definitely got stared at tonight. A lot. Seems the people of Tallinn enjoy judging the rockabilly/50’s look =\

So now we’re off to bed. I’m going home home on the way home tomorrow as the train stops in my station but everytime I mention it, Mike gets incredibly huffy. I think he’s annoyed I’m leaving him to get the suitcase home by himself. I don’t really care tbh because I want to see my parents so badly. I’ve never come back off holiday and not seen them straight away. I have stories to tell and pictures to show and I’ll have lost my enthusiasm by the time I see them next/move back home. So he can huff and puff all he wants cos this homebird is flying away home…

Viimsi beach!

untitled by pruginko on Flickr.

tallinn is a city that is in a constant state of renaissance fair-ness. our first night there, we found one of many medieval themed restaurants. this one was recommended by rick steves, whom i love. they had the most delicious elk pies. i ate 1-2 elk pies every day for lunch. this is what i look like when i eat elk pies.

(photo by gabel eiben)

untitled by pruginko on Flickr.

*rocks out at desk*

17.04.2011 - White Lies @ Tallinn, Estonia

Again, again, again please.

It kind of rhymes. I also woke up covered in dirt the other morning because I full on fell down on…I don’t know, something dirty. Maybe the street. Many shenanigans went down that night; I spent at least half of it handcuffed to an Australian guy because the key broke and they had to go find another one. Then we tried to make a human pyramid on the street but luckily one of the staff stopped us before it got past the base. Oh, and I played a lot of beer pong and won every time. That was because the guy on my team used to be in a fraternity. 

Oh, right, Tallinn. I left a day later than I intended because I watched The Hangover 2 in Riga instead of getting on the bus. I managed to leave the next day and had a walk around the city. I also went to Depeche Mode Bar (all Depeche Mode all the time), which I’d been looking forward to all trip. A little masochism seemed appropriate, so I ordered the grossest thing on the menu: a shot with absinthe, some other horrible liquor, tabasco sauce, and whipped cream on top. Uuhguhagah tastes like burning…but I did feel like a bad ass afterwards, and had the overwhelming urge to arm wrestle.

OH RIGHT, Tallinn. It’s the capital of Estonia. Yep. Oh, and it has a really well-preserved Old Town. And it has Depeche Mode Bar. My first full day I went on a walking tour and then wandered around an old abandoned prison where everything has been left as-is. It was actually really cool, but it’s definitely an enter-at-your-own-risk sort of place.

After that productive day, it’s been mostly madness. Madness, and beer pong. I did manage to eat a pizza and go on a guided tour of the aforementioned prison. And watch Shrek 2 and Blades of Glory. Oh, and most importantly, I finally got some shorts yesterday! Naturally, it’s raining today. I’m wearing them anyway though, with tights. Probably a good thing, considering my legs are an absolute mess of mosquito bites and bruises. I also seem to be incapable of shaving my legs.

I meant to go somewhere else in Estonia and then come back to Tallinn for my flight on Thursday, but I’m just staying here. That’s fine, because I kind of want to chill for a bit before Hurricane Festival. I’m really not looking forward to getting on a plane again…I need to ditch a lot of stuff (winter clothes) before then. Also, my backpack is ripping. And my compressor bag broke a long time ago. 

Memorial to the fighters for Soviet power in Estonia, 1975