After a 1.9 hour flight from Riga, we arrived in Tallinn just ahead of a serious front. We ended up staying an extra 4 days after we visited St. Petersburg. This was not all bad, since it allowed us to get the compass at least rudimentary fixed. On the flight from Riga I noticed that the liquid in the compass seemed to be less than it used to be. When we returned to the plane after three days, it was entirely empty. The only mechanics available only spoke Russian, and I only spoke English, German and a little Japanese. So with lots of charades, grunts, drawing, and some supplies from my emergency medical kit, we were able to make the compass functional enough to fly to Berlin, where we were able to get it fully repaired.

Tallinn for me was the city of towers and winds. The city wall is still mostly intact and has at least 7 towers. The downtown square as well as the small curvy roads in old town have many outdoor and downstairs restaurants. We were suprised to find a local desert wine which was quite good.

In search for lodging we also visited the hotels built for the 22. Olympic Summer Games in Moskau in 1980. Part of the games were held in Tallin.

On a clear day one could almost imagine to see Helsinki, which is only about 50 km straight North from Tallinn.

 
   
     
   
     
   
     
     
 
   
   

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