Tallinn

For an extended weekend we went at the beginning of February to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Cold air covered whole Europe and in Tallinn we had during 2 days a maximum temperature of -19 degrees, in the morning it was up to -24. It was very cold, we never wore so many clothes before and we visited many museums, made a bus tour, went to cafes and shopping centers to avoid staying outside for a long time. However everything was covered with snow and together with the sun and blue sky it looked very nice.
Tallinn's old town is wonderful, it has a lot of nice old buildings and the town wall with many towers is in a good condition. It's possible to climb up the wall and some towers, it has different churches to visit and the museums offer a wide range of articles about the country's people and history and the city. The old town is divided into 2 parts, the upper Castle Hill with the oldest church and at its bottom the lower Town which stretches to the sea. Not far away from the old town is the Kadriorg Palace built by the Russian tsar Peter the Great and surrounded by a park. Despite the cold weather, the sea unfortunately wasn't frozen. Only some small parts were covered with ice blocks.

Viru Gate

Baltic Sea and Tallinn in the background.

Kadriorg Palace

Town wall and Alexander Nevsky cathedral.

View from the Castle Hill to the old town.

Another view from the Castle Hill.

Tallinn's well preserved town wall.

The town hall square.

Niguliste Church

at -19 degrees top temperature.