Tallinn

We've had an amazing time in Tallinn, and I'm sorry to be going. Tomorrow we're going to Helsinki, but instead of flying, we've opted for the ferry from Tallinn. Apparently the Helsinki-Tallinn route is one of the busiest ferry routes anywhere; there are multiple departures from multiple ferry companies a day.

In the couple of days we've been here, we managed to see (although not in this order):

• Toompea Castle (We got thrown out because we hadn't arranged a tour in advance.)
• Kiek in de Kok
• Museum of Occupations
• the Town Hall Pharmacy (one of the oldest continuously-running pharmacies in Europe)
• Town Hall
• Mustpeade maja (The House of Blackheads; at least we saw the exterior, but it now houses an art museum that we weren't especially interested in seeing.)
• Estonian Maritime Museum
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
• Nigulistekirk (St. Nicholas' Church)
• Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin (Dome Church)
• Holy Spirit Church
• Dominiiklaste klooster (Dominican Monastery)
• St. Catherine's Passageway
• Oleviste kirik (St. Olav's Church)
• Mass at the Cathedral of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul (Mass was said in Estonian by the bishop.)  

Tonight, our last night in Tallinn, we had a really good dinner at Olde Hansa, a total tourist trap, but with really good medieval food, which is not to say I have much of a point of comparison. We've eaten well on this trip; we've had some good Estonian and Russian food.