Tallinn, Estonia

After a brief breakfast, we headed to the Stardust for our excursions. Wayne did a Medieval Estonia tour, while my choice was Jewish Heritage of Tallinn.

Our group was fairly small. The tour guide was interesting and had a really good grasp of the impact of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. He also understood the political impacts on other religions.

Since it was Saturday, we couldn't go into the Synagogue, which was completed in 2007, and was the first synagogue in Estonia since WWII. We did see the Rabbi and two of his children on their way to the synagogue.

In Old Tallinn we visited the Roman Orthodox Church, and saw the old walls. We went to an overlook area where we could see the rooftops which looked like a storybook. I got a warm pair of mittens, and a cup of glögg along with some almonds.

We then traveled to the Klooga camp, stopping along the way at a little tea shop. After using the facilities, I picked up some apple pastries to share with Wayne.

The Klooga camp was a work camp that was in existence for about 2 years. There was a terrible massacre that killed some 2000 people in one day.

We returned to the ship, and dinner at Cagney's.Read more