Praise God! A beautiful morning in Tallin, Estonia. It was fun watching
the wharf workers pulling an 86000 tonne ship in towards the dock (with a
little help from the sideways thrusters, of course!
My excursion - Highlights of Tallin - was fascinating and very
enjoyable. The guide talked non-stop about this interesting city (?) with such
a mixture of old and new. The old city is a walled city with amazing
structures; it's UNESCO listed as a world heritage site. There is a fascinating
love-hate relationship between Estonia and Russia.
In the old city, still an active church for official ceremonies:
This house is faithfully maintained in its original condition:
The wall entrance to the old city:
Here was muggins me wondering yesterday whether we’d find wifi here and
it turns out that Skype was created by an Estonian and sold to Microsoft; IT is
one of their biggest industries here.
I had to use the free wifi on the dock, which was very slow and dropped
out regularly. The service this evening was a very formal, sort of Anglican
style; the priest conducted this, which is lovely of him to provide for the
protestants. Betty from my dining group was there, so it was nice to connect.
There’s no minister on board, so there won’t be any more services till next
Sunday. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to the first of two days exploring St
Petersburg on a mini-bus tour.
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