I spent the day enjoy the enjoying Tallinn's old town. There was a walking city tour that I joined. The guide was fantastic.
Most of Estonia's history has been one of occupation and domination.
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| St. Nicholas' Church - originally build in 13th century |
First ruled by the Danish in the 13th century.
Estonia then became apart of the Swedish Empire after the Livonian war in the 16th century.
The Great Northern War (1700-1721) resulted in Estonia ceding to the Russian Empire.
This is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Built between 1894 - 1900 while Estonia was under Russian Empire.
During WWI the Russian Empire collapsed.
Monument to the War of Independence
This monument commemorates victory in the Estonian War of Independence, which was fought from 1918-1920 in defence of Estonias sovereignty.
Unfortunately for Estonia, this period of independence was followed by the Soviet occupation in 1940 and the German occupation from 1941-1944. Then there was WWII and from 1944-1991 Estonia was re-occupied by the Soviets.
In 1991 Estonia independence was re-established.
It was a fantastic day. I met up with Harry after he was done work and we had dinner and played some pool.
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