Kuressaare

Finland was so much fun... but after being in Vietnam it was a little out of our price bracket! We spent 4 days in Helsinki, spent lots of time in Design Museums, and checking out some of the amazing design stores (Em bought some Finnish Aalto inspired stuff), before jumping on the ferry and heading to Tallinn in Estonia.

Tallinn is called the 'Medieval Capital of Europe'. But it's kind of like an adult disneyland... packed full of tourists, pretty cobbled streets, and people in medieval costumes.



It is amazing to see, but after 3 days there we didn't feel like we were actually seeing any of Estonia, so we are now on Saaremaa, a tiny island in western Estonia.

We were approached at the Kuressaare bus station (main town of Saaremaa) by an elderly woman who wanted us to stay in her apartment. Em had heard lots of dodgy travel stories which began just like this... so we were a bit apprehensive. But we checked it out anyway, and both the woman (Kristina) and the apartment are gorgeous. The apartment was built in 1867, and feels like a little farmhouse cottage.



We're right near the main town square, and can walk to Kuressaare's most famous attraction, Kuressaare Fortress - built in mid-1300s.



We've got a few more days here, and then we go to Russia!

There are lots of photos, but we haven't been able to upload them yet. Sit tight.