Day 61, (July 3) Tallinn, Estonia

Sadly, this was our final full day in Tallin.  We rose at the normal time, ate breakfast, and boarded the bus to St. John's church where the choir would be singing during the service and in a short concert afterwards.  

The service was about 1 1/2 hours long and included communion.  It was conducted entirely in Estonian, and about 80% were women.  The choir's singing was a lovely addition.  Most of the congregation left after the service but there were still some 100 left.  After the service there was a light snack downstairs before we were shuttled back to our hotel.  

At the hotel I investigated options for flying home and booked standby tickets to Frankfurt. Once we arrive there, we'll consider our options.

We headed back to Old Town and tried a Thai Restaurant which we found the food to be very bland.  We then walked up the hill to the Domed   Church where we paid 5€ each for a ticket that allowed us to climb the tower as well as tour he church. This church is noted for its epitaphs (essentially they are carved coats of arms identifying significant church members).  The tower was a long climb up a spiral staircase.  But the views were spectacular.  We then wandered our way back down the hill through old town with Angela shopping her way along.  I found the people watching to be good in this busy little city.  We then used the free WIFI at McDonald's and tasted a Hessburger cheeseburger (think Dick's if you are a Seatte resident).  We then went back to our hotel and chatted a bit with other choir tour members for an hour or so before retiring early (11pm) for our 3am wake up call.