Estonia

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This really is tall..
I climbed the spire of the Oleviste, and from the ground it didn't look THAT tall - however it look a lot of guts to walk out on the small walk way at the top - I took 4 photos and ran back inside! My traveling companion was too frightened to go out! It really is very tall!

I visited Estonia as a day trip from Helsinki, and spent a day in Tallinn. It only takes a hour to get there on one of the many hydrofoils. (Don't buy your ticket from the Helsinki tourist information place, as they add a surcharge - just walk down to the harbour and buy them direct!)

The centre of Tallinn is not very big and can be covered easily on foot - there are many interesting buildings and museums to visit - it's worth buying a 'Tallinn Card' that gives you access to all the places of interest, and travel on the trams and buses.

City Gate, Tallinn, Estonia

The highlight has to be either the views from the top of the Oleviste church tower which, in the 13th-century was the tallest building in the world or the rather disturbing painting of the Danse Macabre, by Bernt Notke in the St. Nicholas' church.