Back Down To Earth
It seems every place in Europe has an old town rebuilt or ancient ruins. Always really cool to go see. We have saved the best one for the end. Tallinn is known for the old town and number of intact buildings. Beautiful spot by the Baltic Sea doesn't hurt either. Lots of us tourists wandering around in this place. Spent all day in the old town just meandering until we got tired and hungry enough to rest. This place has a couple of different levels of old town which make it unique. They have a main castle area with a couple of churches on a higher mound with a large castle wall to protect it. The second level is a larger broader area with about 7 more churches and lots of old houses/shops. There is another protective wall with quite a few guard towers. All constructed early 1200's til 1400's. Of course, it has been beat up and repaired a number of times over the centuries. Difference with this city is it seems to have been left intact more than
Mike Rose
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Estonian Excitement......
July 19, 2017
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Tallinn
It seems every place in Europe has an old town rebuilt or ancient ruins. Always really cool to go see. We have saved the best one for the end. Tallinn is known for the old town and number of intact buildings. Beautiful spot by the Baltic Sea doesn't hurt either. Lots of us tourists wandering around in this place. Spent all day in the old town just meandering until we got tired and hungry enough to rest. This place has a couple of different levels of old town which make it unique. They have a main castle area with a couple of churches on a higher mound with a large castle wall to protect it. The second level is a larger broader area with about 7 more churches and lots of old houses/shops. There is another protective wall with quite a few guard towers. All constructed early 1200's til 1400's. Of course, it has been beat up and repaired a number of times over the centuries. Difference with this city is it seems to have been left intact more than
most others. A lot of cities have had to rebuild because conquerors have destroyed what they created. Tallinn seems to have avoided that making it a real jewel to see and experience. Had a bite at a nice little restaurant and headed back to the room at about 5:30. Great day! Weather was around 20 degrees (been like that for a couple weeks). A little windy. Hopefully tomorrow is calm. We want to get a beach day or 2 in before Katelyn heads home.
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It all started with the first grey hair.........
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On the Road again.....
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Eataly and Old things......
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Culture Day
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The Medici Curse
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A Slanted View.......
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Lining up for David
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Holy Cannoli
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Exploring Paradise......
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Verona and Shakespeare......
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South to the home of Pizza and Mozzarella.....
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Sunday is not a slow day in Napoli...
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Pom Pom's for Pompeii
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Totally Different.....
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Hidden Gem of the Adriatic.....
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Kotor below the mountain.....
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King's Landing......
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Surf and Sun .......
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A Pleasant Day of Travel.........
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Rainy day in Croatia......
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Plitvice and Plum Brandy.......
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Whacked Crazy Day of Travel ......
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Fathers Day in Buda (with a) Pest.
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Relaxed Day in a Vibrant City.....
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Vienna the Good, the Bad, and the Lucky....
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Music and Mountains.....
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More of Magnificent Vienna...
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Day and Night in Prague.....
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Sunday in Prague.....
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Lots of Bones........
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Beer is Cheaper than Water......
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Perogies in Poland....
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A Sobering Day.......
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Happy Birthday Canada from Poland......
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A Few Days in Warsaw
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Shall we Gdansk.....
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Long Trip to Lithuania
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Vilnius in the Air and on the Ground...."
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Nida Break......
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Latvian Charm......
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Riga in the Rain....
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Estonian Excitement......
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Taking It Easy in Tallinn
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Pasty No More
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Hel(yeah)sinki
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Helsinki Highlights.....
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Sad Day as Katelyn Goes Home....
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To Russia With Love......
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Peterhof the Russian Versailles
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St. Petersburg Crazy........
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Moscow or Bust
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Moscow's Finest.......
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Moscow Winding Down...
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Gorky Park......
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Trans Siberian Railway........
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Baikal in the Rain.....
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Russia Ends, Mongolia Begins......
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Mongolia Camping Trip..........
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Busy Beijing
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Beijing and the Great Wall
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Great Wall Hike
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Great Wall Hike 2
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Back to Beijing and Summer Palace...
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Walk around Beijing
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Ancient City of Pingyao
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Warriors of Xi'an
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Panda-mania
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The Fun of Travelling
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Lijiang a Breathe of Fresh Air......
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Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous
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Stone Forest
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West Mountain of Kunming......
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Hot and Humid Guilin
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Rice, Rice, and More Rice......
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Terrific Tianmen Mountain.....
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Avatar Park in China.....
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Yellow Mountain in the Sky.....
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Tranquility in Chaos.......
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Modern Urban China
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Tibet or Bust
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Tibetan Temples and Taboos.....
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Treading in the Footsteps of the Dalai Lama...
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Tibetan Countryside......
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Everest
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Nepal Travel Hell........
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Trekking into the Top of the World.....
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Life Between Treks
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Annapurna Beauty
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Pokhara Relax Days
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Jungle Adventures
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End of Nepal
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To Thailand for Rest
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Beach Life
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Week on the Beach
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Christmas in Paradise
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Few days of Cool
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Fun in the Sun
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