Thursday in Tallinn

Today was a great day in Tallin.  It was cold at the outset but instead of the predicted rain, it was sunny and as the day went on, it got warmer and was just wonderful.  This morning we went to the Open Air Museum which was really nice.  It was an optional trip but we did it on our own instead-we took a tram from near the hotel and walked the last 1/2 mile. We had the park to ourselves for the entire time as we got there just as it opened at 10.  We enjoyed wandering around and looking at the old farm houses they had brought in, swinging on the wooden swing and looking at all the early flowers and buds on the trees, birds in the trees, etc. We walked back to the tram stop and rode back near our hotel.  We are sore from climbing the steep steps in the tower yesterday so we are moving slowly-but we are moving.  We came back to the room and regrouped and took off back to Old Town.  By this time it was full sun, warmer and just so lovely.  We ate at the good pizza place on the square (Fellini) and then just wandered around all sorts of side streets and shops.  Everything looked even more beautiful in the sunshine.  We came back by the grocery store and got some bread for a sandwich for dinner.  We have to pack and be ready to get the luggage out early tomorrow. It will be nice to get on the boat so we can unpack and be more organized.  We will be on the boat from then til the time we fly home.  Natasha, our program director, says the border crossing from Estonia to Russia can be easy or hard, depending on the day and the guards.  So we are taking our kindles in our backpack and some snacks just in case...it is a long drive no matter how it goes!