Tallinn - Just a Ferry Away

On the 21st of march a man from rotary, Simo Laurila, his wife and two of there grandsons, Miika and Santeri took me over to Estonia on the ferry.
It took only 3 hours to get there, which i thought was pretty amazing because to get to another country from Perth takes about 5 hours in a plane!

So before i knew it (partly because i slept for most of the journey) we were there and after working our way through their 'honesty system' customs... ie. a sign that said exit we headed for the 'old town'.

The old town is where old buildings have been left to stand, mostly from the Russian empire in the 18th century but some of the oldest have been there since the 16th century. It is an amazing place to see, with so many old and historical buildings in one place. When Simo's wife saw me taking a picture of the amazing Russian Orthodox church there she told me that i shouldn't and quickly led me to an equally as impressive 'non-Russian' church up the road (a lot of Finns aren't so keen on the Russians). We spent most of the day looking around the old town and visiting old churches and buildings. For lunch we went to a little cafe in an alley of the old town and there i got this awwwesome hot chocolate which was basically just melted chocolate.

After that we left the old town and went to check out some markets. Simo had told me to be careful about my wallet because there are many pick-pockets in the markets. Luckily i still had it when we left.

At about 5 in the afternoon it was time to head back to the ferry. Once we were on the boat we took advantage of the duty free shop to buy some energy drinks and candy (because we're so cool :P).

I really liked Estonia which is a good thing because i'll be back there in a couple of weeks with my host parents :D