Life in Sweden: Tallinn Day 2

On day two, Ellie woke up feeling like a hund (dog). She spent alot of the day on leash (aka ring sling) and barking. She also wanted to make sure all locations were hund friendly. After starting off the day with a little shopping, our first stop was Oleviste Church Tower. At one time it had the tallest church spire in the whole world at 159m but after three fires it is now only 124 meters high. The climb up the tower was quite challenging. The stairway was narrow and circular and the steps where higher than normal. For Ellie the steps were knee high. Ellie did a wonderful job of climbing to the top. As challenging as the climb was the view at the top was worth it. You could get a great sense of where old town had been with many of the towers and 2km of the wall still standing.

After a quick stop at the park for Ellie to burn off some energy we stopped at Epping Tower which is a renovated tower in the medieval wall. It focused on the fortifications, arms and armor. In addition to displays, they also had weapons and armor that you could try on. We then took a walk on the town wall and passed through 3 towers. Ellie enjoyed pretending to be a guard and looking out the windows for the enemy.

After a quick lunch break, we took a ride on Toomas the train. It was a 20 minute ride around Old town. Both of the girls really enjoyed the ride. Next was a climb into yet another tower of the town wall. This one housed a photography exhibit and gave us another chance to walk on the town wall. Across for the tower was St Catherine’s passage which is well known for its artisans. Ellie’s favorite artisan was the leather worker. We ended the day with a trip to McDonald’s and the park for Ellie.