Our September adventure took us to Tallinn, Estonia. It is the capital of Estonia and has one of the best preserved medieval town walls. We flew out of Skavsta Airport which is about 1 ½ hours outside of Stockholm. It is a bit of a travel but Ryan Air has some wonderful deals on airline tickets. Once we landed in Tallinn we were able to use the bus system to get close to our hotel (Olevi Residence) which dates back to the 14th century and was located in the heart of Old Town. The hotel was wonderful but sadly had no lift. This was the beginning of many stairs that we would climb all over town. After dropping our luggage we set off to explore.
Our first stop was the Church of the Holy Ghost. It was filled with many beautiful paintings. Next we wandered through Old Town Square and walked around the outside of town hall. Our final stop of the day was the Raeapteek – the oldest continually operating pharmacy in Europe. It has been in continuous operation in the same building since at least 1422. In addition to being a pharmacy, there is a small museum of medicinal items in the building. Their products are still displayed in old-fashioned cases.
Ellie was requested pizza for dinner and we were able to find an Italian restaurant on the square. After a delicious meal we wandered through some of the streets off the square before returning to the hotel for the evening.
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| Church of the Holy Ghost |
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| Town Hall |
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| Pharmacy |
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| Medicinal Drug Display |
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