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Actually, that's what most parts of Germany are like, too
Wow and wow again! I genuinely thought, perhaps because of all the churches, that Germany was a far more religious country than that. You really do learn something every day.
Great photos of your tour and pretty cool that you could see your ship! That group of Chinese sounds ridiculous as it seems in your travels that you attract these groups like a magnet!
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Great photos of your tour and pretty cool that you could see your ship! That group of Chinese sounds ridiculous as it seems in your travels that you attract these groups like a magnet!
I am loving this city. It's got everything! Historic yet new, hilly for views, creepy ghosts and statues, and it's still walled in (like Quebec)! Glad to hear the touring is going at a pleasant pace too. That makes a difference.
We could do without the obnoxious folks though....
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Oooo, those monk statues remind me of a Dr. Who episode. Don't blink!
I agree with the others that there are obnoxious people everywhere, but why oh why do they have to be on vacation the same time we are?
What does a short leg or a long leg road mean?
Oooo, those monk statues remind me of a Dr. Who episode. Don't blink!
That's true! They would make a good villain...
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I agree with the others that there are obnoxious people everywhere, but why oh why do they have to be on vacation the same time we are?
Ugh, tell me about it!
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What does a short leg or a long leg road mean?
Basically the short leg wasn't as steep, whereas the long leg really was. The short leg covered a much longer distance, whereas the long leg just went straight up and had quite the gradient to it!
Friday 10 June – part five: to come to another country and behave as if you own it is just disgusting
Next we made our way down this very slippery cobble stone road, which was a lot steeper than the previous one…
What made it harder was the idiot group coming up the other way. I assume they were Chinese, and they seemed to think they owned the entire street. They were honesty trying to come up, taking up the whole width, and you literally had to barge them out of the way. It was appalling behaviour. As I said to Mark later, I get it if you’re a local, and someone else is a tourist, but to come to another country and behave as if you own it is just disgusting.
Finally, we were all at the bottom of the slippery slope without anyone falling over, which I thought was a minor miracle, given all the rain we’d had. By now, it was a little lighter, thank goodness.
This is where we found the Niguliste Church, which is dedicated to St. Nicholas. I couldn’t help but think it was a bit odd that Tallinn has so many major churches, given their views on religion. This church was originally built in the 13th century, but most of what you can see today is from the 15th century. Today it’s home to Tallinn’s collection of medieval religious artworks, and I had never planned on going in here, so I was fine just seeing it from the outside.
We carried on walking, and I could see why UNESCO put this on their World Heritage Site. Literally wherever you look, there are just beautiful old classic buildings everywhere.
We made our way over to this well…
… which Miina told us in the old days they used to drown cats in here to ward off evil spirits. It may have done the trick, but I imagine you then probably had to deal with goodness knows how many angry cat spirits.
We headed further down the road…
See what I mean about beautiful buildings all over the place?
This little train came through, and Miina told us it was called “Tommy”. She told us to look at the faces of those inside, as she said they often look as if they’re trying to enjoy themselves, while being bounced up and down on the cobbles!
We stopped here, and this is Pikk Jaig Gate Tower, which dates from the 14th century.
When we looked up, we could see people in the viewing area that we’d been in just a little bit earlier…
The cobblestone streets are so quaint! But I can imagine how bumpy they are!
I noticed the church you visited earlier had quite a bit of memorabilia hanging on the walls, and now you say St. Nicholas is home to a collection of artwork, so it seems some of the churches are being used as museums.
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I genuinely thought, perhaps because of all the churches, that Germany was a far more religious country than that. You really do learn something every day. 
That group of Chinese sounds ridiculous as it seems in your travels that you attract these groups like a magnet! 
The short leg covered a much longer distance, whereas the long leg just went straight up and had quite the gradient to it!
This church was originally built in the 13th century, but most of what you can see today is from the 15th century. Today it’s home to Tallinn’s collection of medieval religious artworks, and I had never planned on going in here, so I was fine just seeing it from the outside. 
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