Days off in Tallinn

 It feels funny to spend a day walking when one his spent so many cycling.  Tallinn is an old medieval town that, though, damaged in the war, managed to retains a lot of its old buildings.  It is built on a hill and there are nt many in Estonia and by the sea, so a good place in olden times.

Tom, George and Debbie.

 

There is a lot to see and we only visited a small part, which included a guided walking tour done by a student which gave a good overview. Also a visit to floor 23 of the Viru Hotel, where the KGB had their office and listening equipment.  The hotel had been built when the ferries to Finland began and many Finnish people came to visit.  Visitors that were at all suspect, or interesting, were put in there rooms which were bugged.  At mealtimes plates or ashtrays with hidden microphones were put on their tables.  Cameras were also trained on them.  There was the story if someone complaining in their room that there was no toilet paper.  It arrived a few minutes later.