A Northern Voyage

Over Memorial Day weekend (here, the 'second May bank holiday'), we went to Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.  I completely acknowledge that this must make it seem like we've reached the end of normal things to do, but Estonia is not nearly as off the beaten path as it sounds.  In fact, Tallinn has risen to glory as a popular 'stag do' (bachelor party) destination in recent years, probably because it's relatively cheap compared to other European capitals, and it's easy to get to/from/around.


We spent most of our late May weekend bundled up against the chilly early-Spring weather, wandering the Tallinn old town and out off the tourist track into a pretty little park that also housed the KUMU, the modern art museum, where we spent a few hours.  We enjoyed some of the local brew and made 'friends' with one very drunk Finnish man, who wanted to know that we were welcome to his house if we ever found ourselves 2 hours north of Helsinki.

View of Tallinn from Oleviste church tower

Creepy room at the KUMU

We spent 2 days & 3 nights in Tallinn before taking a ferry - actually a retrofitted cruise ship that was pretty retro-feeling itself - to Helsinki for a one day / one night visit.  We enjoyed some local grub at the seaport before heading out to Suomenlinna island, an important part of Finland's defense against Russia.

On Suomenlinna Island

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