A three hour ferry ride took us from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia. We had a pretty long walk to the hostel. Jess, Madison and I got a dinner recommendation from the hostel (Monk's Bunk) staff. We went to Vapiano's Italian Restaurant, where I was blessed with a "Toscano" pizza. :) We didn't do any exploring that night. But the next day we took a free walking tour and hit up the town hall for some elk soup!
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| Birds of a feather |
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| Kiek in de Kok Tower |
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| A church that was supposed to become an atheist museum, but became a medieval art museum instead. |
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| I got this wolf shirt in Finland |
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| Estonia has been independent for only 23 years. |
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| Our hilarious guide |
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| Tallin Town Hall |
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| Catherine's Passageway |
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| Varnu Gates |
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| Since I forgot to bring shoes that were water proof/resistant, I wore grocery bags over my feet to keep them dry and warm. |
The boat from Estonia to Stockholm was somewhat eventful... I had my first bar experience! Yep. Because in Europe you don't have to be 21! Mwahaha. So my group and I hit up the bar for some good ole' virgin mojitos. To be honest, I did not know what I was getting when I ordered a "mojito." It was just fun to say so I ordered it.... but fate smiled upon me. It was soda with lime and mint leaves. Delicious, but not worth the price to get it again. :)
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| Eagerly awaiting our drinks |
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| Jess got hers first |
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| Mojito mojito mojito |
Stockholm, Sweden:
We scored with our hostel location. Anedin Boat Hostel is a retired cruise ship docked on the waterfront in Gamla Stan (old town) Stockholm! Although we took a wrong turn getting off the ferry so it took us an hour to get there instead of 20 minutes... Not a big deal though. It started to get dark around 2.30 3.00 ish. WHAAAT?! Yeah, we're that far north. But no worries, Stockholm is just as pretty at night. :)
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| The Royal Palace |
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| SUCH GOOD MEXICAN FOOD. |
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| Taco Bar, you made our day. :) |
More to come!
-Paul
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