Tallinn Cruise

Last weekend's trip was a cruise to Tallinn, Estonia. The cruise was organized by an organization that plans trips for exchange students in Sweden. My school brought sixty students, but there was approximately six hundred in total! Luckily we had a big cruise ship - I think that exchange students only made up half or a third of the ship's passengers. The weekend ended up being jam-packed with wild and crazy parties, destruction of the ship, and other fun activities such as "buy as much alcohol from the on-board tax free shop and drink it until you puke." I did not partake in any of the above. I did love sailing through the archipelago though!

Fat Margaret's Tower - entrance to Tallinn's Old Town

We spent all day Sunday in Tallinn. The "Old Town" dates back to the 1200s! It was so amazing to be in a city that is so incredibly old! While many of the buildings and much of the wall that surrounds the old city is still intact, Tallinn was occupied twice by the Soviets and once by the Germans in the twentieth century. As a result, many of the landmarks have been destroyed. It rained the ENTIRE day in Tallinn! I was really upset because none of my photos turned out very well, but the city itself was very interesting to walk through. We also went to the town museum, which was very cool. Unfortunately, Tallinn has become very 'touristy,' so there were souvenir shops and stands everywhere, spoiling the atmosphere. However, it was still a really neat place to visit for a day!

Cruising through Stockholm's Archipelago