TALLINN CITY GUIDE - TOUR OF MEDIEVAL OLD TOWN, INSANE AERIAL VIEWS, TASTY FOOD & COFFEE IN THE SUN

In this vlog we take you on a tour of the famous Medieval Tallinn Old Town which is a UNESCO World heritage site. Part 1 of our tour of Tallinn Old Town begins on the edge of the city as we head into the upper Old Town (where the political and religious powers once lived) we show you the viewing platforms that will allow you to get a glimpse over the whole of this beautiful 13th century old town!
After Patkuli and Kohtuotsa viewing platforms - two of the best views of the Old Town, we head over to Bishops garden and Piiskopi viewing platform which has a view looking over to Telliskivi creative city, Balti Jaam Turg (popular shopping market), Kalamaja and over towards Stroomi Rand (Beach) and Rocca Al Mare which has the Estonian Open Air Museum and Tallinn Zoo.
After taking in the views we set off to explore the sights up close as we walk over to St. Mary's Cathedral and then onto the stunning Alexander Nevsky Cathedral which is right opposite the government building and surrounding gardens. Then we take a walk down Pikk Jalg (which means long leg in Estonian) down to the lower old town (where the buildings were originally built for residential and commercial purposes). We grab lunch from a cute little bakery Loiri-Pagar and eat our pastries Al Fresco at Deer Park on Nunne. After lunch we take a walk along Lai Street (meaning wide) which is the wealthiest street in the Old Town, boasting lots of theatres and museums. We grab a coffee from Vegan Inspiratsioon a quaint cafe on Lai street right next to the tallest building in Tallinn - St. Olaf’s Church.
Parallel to Lai is Pikk (long) the longest street in the old town, here we take a look at the House of the Black heads, The KGB Prison cells, The Holy Spirit Church and the Great Guild Hall before finishing the day at the Passage of History - one of the many fascinating passages in the old town, this one has tiles on the ground the whole way along with historical events including, the first time Estonia was mentioned on the map and the date Estonia gained their independence. The tunnel ends in the future!
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Be sure to tune into part 2, where we complete the tour from the Old Town Square and we climb the tower, lunch at the famous medieval restaurant Olde Hansa, and finish off this 2 part series at the Danish Kings Garden and Kiek in De Kok Museum.
Also check out the guided tour we took around Tallinn old Town: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYuUY5aoer6Amc0
For videos of Telliskivi, Kalamaja, Port Noblessener and the incredible Balti Jaam Turg check: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYK2eJeQprFggbs
Travel vlog 21 | Tallinn, Estonia | Country #4 | Filmed June 2020
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[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks for watching you lovely people! We really appreciate all your support it helps us to keep going☺️ If you enjoyed the video please give it a like👍🏼 part 2 will be out soon! We think Tallinn Old Town is truly unique and beautiful but if you visit be sure to put aside some time to explore beyond the walls and cobbled streets as Tallinn is just incredible! Have you ever been or would you like to visit?

[@chargedice3113]

Thank you, for all the videos you've made in Estonia. Every place in the world has so many nooks and crannies and history and people to explore one could never understand it all, let alone portray it in a short YT video. You are so positive and loving, warms my cold Estonian heart. I've learned a lot about my own country from your travels. Always watch you with a smile on my face :) Cheers! And good luck on your travels!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you so much! There is so much to see when we take the time to look. Estonia is small but beautiful and fascinating. We will always love Estonia 🇪🇪

[@Kosalsom]

Wow, amazing video, new friend here

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you 😊

[@reetturner6193]

Cannot wait to see more...should have been there for last 10 days..so sad ...miss Eesti 💙🖤🤍

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Hope you get to visit very soon!

[@emilythehuman8603]

Amazing vid you can see the quality getting better and better every time can't wait till you hit 400 followers!!!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, that’s just made our day 😊

[@AquariusTraveller]

Wow thats a fantastic looking view...the steps would be a great daily workout :) The cathedral was so beautiful. Looks like a really great day out to visit this place

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It’s such a beautiful place ☺️

[@Lynxive]

St. Olav Church once was the tallest building in Europe!!

[@CarlCOts]

Took my Norwegian girlfriend there to St Olafs church for christmas mass! And she was overwhelmmed !that it hade soo much history and its named after Norwegian king!

[@Diego_SanCA]

Thx. Good tour!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you. We’re pleased you like it😊

[@DjusLife]

Oh I just love seeing the old town area of cities! Such a fun great vlog guys!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, part 2 we’ll be showing the rest of it! 😊

[@Innerrelief]

Really beautiful experience, we lovely! greetings from Brooklyn NY, have a nice weekend! 👌😍

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you 😊 we’re happy you enjoyed. Have a lovely weekend too!

[@AprilChu]

You couldn’t have picked a better day to show us around! The weather is gorgeous. The gardens and the viewpoints are amazing. Love the drone shots of all the buildings. And the food looks incredible! I really enjoyed the vlog! 🥰

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, it really is a beautiful place to just wander around, explore and eat and drink!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Thanks for the tour of Talinn! I really liked the time-lapse and drone footage you took. It seems like such a nice place to explore. Your outtakes are too funny!!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, we wanted to do the Old Town justice as it’s such a cool place! Hard to capture it all in one video though which is why there’s still part 2 to add! 😅

[@birajghimire9585]

Overall complete package of old town. What an absolutely stunning day. I seriously love your work guys. Much love :)

[@birajghimire9585]

Must add on that you have got one of the best beautiful drone shots of Old Town. Spectacular

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you so much, that is incredibly nice of you to say! ☺️

[@laurenandseth]

Wonderful video you guys! I haven’t been to Estonia but I really want to go 😍 I’d love to see the inside of Alexander Nevsky! Such a gorgeous cathedral. Can’t wait for part 2!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you 😊 the whole of the old town is just so stunning!

[@our4feettravelers760]

looks amazing there we hope to go sometime soon

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It is really amazing wandering around the cobblestone streets imagining the history😊

[@hangryabroad7780]

The Medieval Old Town looks super cool! Great aerial views too👍🏼 lookin forward to part 2!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks guys 😎

[@LucasWorldTravel]

That Alexander cathedral was amazing!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It’s such a beautiful building!

[@forgottenmusic1]

@@TideKnotTravellers The building itself is beautiful, but it was built as a symbol of Russification (and that's why it is built into that location exactly). Though the Baltic provinces were annexed to Russia in the beginning of 18th century (and some parts of Latvia later than that), it had special authonomy, including German as the official language until the end of the 19th century, when forced Russification began. During the same campaign when that church was built, Estonian peasants were promised to get free land, if they convert to Orthodox faith. After some did, they were told "Ok, go and grab your free land in places like Siberia", but they were not allowed to convert back to Lutheran anyway. And now, the Orthodox church in here is split into Estonian (directly under Constantinople) and Moscow churches (mostly serving Soviet-time migrants, including that cathedral). So, it has been more a political symbol, than just a piece of architecture, and many Estonians find it insulting, if it is represented as a symbol of Tallinn.

[@TheMapPinners]

Wow, loved the drone shots at 18:22! Awesome job! And such beautiful views!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks 😊

[@AttitudeAdjusterAA]

Great video, gets better with each one. I've actually never been to the bishop garden viewing platform so thanks for sharing the discovery.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you so nice to hear & makes it so worthwhile 😊 Highly recommend Bishop’s Gdn it’s in a great location next to St Mary’s, nicely kept & has views over towards Telliskivi, Stroomi & Rocca al Mare 👌🏼

[@Explorcation]

The view of old town at the beginning is really nice. I like the footage of the map. I always plan to include stuff like that but often forget 😒 i think it adds to the experience! How awesome you two get to breathe in the freshest air! (Down here we are breathing the Saharan dust...but it will pass 😊)

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, Craig is pretty good at remembering to explain things well on a map. I’d totally forget if it was all down to me😄

[@yeahman1975]

Did you visit the Depeche Mode baar in Talinn? Total bucket list for me. Now with your videos Estonia looks amazing

[@TideKnotTravellers]

We didn’t. We did mean to but unbelievably we ran out of time. Plenty of reasons for us to return😊

[@thepanamahat]

Brilliant, as always. Keep 'em coming :-)

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you really nice to hear, much appreciated 😊

[@Prunella304]

I would suggest to check out Røst cafe and bakery in Rotermanni. They make their own delicious sourdough bread and their cinnamon buns are to die for. Maiasmokk cafe also has good cakes. Loiri pagar where you went to must be one of the worst bakeries in Tallinn lol.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Really? We just love their on the go lunch options and they’re always so friendly in there😊 we’ll take a look at the ones you suggested and see what they’re like too, thanks!

[@softiasjad1858]

@@TideKnotTravellers It is ALWAYS a matter of taste ;) BTW: thanks for all the videos you have posted. Really like them all. I hope you haven't been too unhappy being trapped in Estonia..... (you haven't even seen islands so far?)

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you. We are far from unhappy, we chose to stay because we love it! We will explore the islands before we head off to our next country! 😊

[@TravelInteresante]

Love the pic at Pikk Jalg! Seems like you had a nice picknik outdoors, glad the weather is much better now :) Such a cute hairdressing salon, love how they converted old buildings like that! Love cute outdoor places in tiny blocks, glad you are enjoying yourself!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks😊 We are loving the sunshine ☀️

[@navneetsingh5591]

Never been to tallinn!! This was one hell of virtual tour. Simply amazing. Keep up the good work guyssss

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, you should go to Tallinn full of dramatic scenery for cinematic shots!

[@navneetsingh5591]

@@TideKnotTravellers yes i have to visit tallin at least once in my lifetime!!

[@TheWanderingHermit]

I would definitely like to visit. the city shots were wonderful . loved the hyperlapses of the buildings ! the cobblestone alleys are so cute !! looking forward for part 2 .

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you! We had so much wandering around the old town filming the beautiful streets😊

[@tommyedodson2412]

The out-takes just crack me up. Thanks as always for showing off this wonderful town and looking forward to seeing the next. Talking about next....now that EU is reopening, would love to hear what your plans are or perhaps you've fallen in love with Tallinn and just want to make it your own.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Glad you enjoyed them 😊 Felt like there were more this week than most! Really appreciate your words & wanted to do this amazing place justice. We’re still looking into things as don’t want to move from a settled place to somewhere where we may run into issues, still feels a little too soon to move on. For now we want to see more of Estonia but we really ❤️ Tallinn.

[@forgottenmusic1]

@@TideKnotTravellers Apart from more distant places, there is a lot of choices for making daytrips, especially if renting a car. For example, Suurupi lighthouses - Türisalu cliff - Keila-Joa waterfall - Paldiski (a former closed town, Soviet nuclear submarines base) - the coastal area northwest from Paldiski (cliff can be accessed both from the sea level, and above, and there are stairs connecting in the middle of the walk to the lighthouse area; at the top of the Pakri peninsula the waves are hitting directly the cliff, but it can be passed if the water is calm as well, as it is about just one metre deep) - the mouth of the Vasalemma river (about one km from the road, but as there is no track, you may get wet feet though) - Padise monastery ruins - Harju-Risti medieval church with quite weird clocktower (likely half of it collapsed already ages ago, and it was restored the way it is) - beaches and forest lakes around Nõva - on the way back to Tallinn, Rummu career lake and a former prison (today, it's commercialized, overcrowded, and every blogger has been there already though) - Ämari (former Soviet airbase, today NATO, and there is the creepiest graveyard where the Soviet pilots are buried under the tales of their warplanes). That list is too long, so for one day, a selection should be made anyway. Paldiski can be well reached using public transport (minibus or train) as well, and the Pakri coastline is just a walk away. Or, another place for a daytrip using public transport - Haapsalu, with it's medieval castle ruins, wooden central town, and seaside, where even the Russian czars family used to spend some time in summers (so they built a railway, no longer existing, but the wooden railway station is a fine example of wooden architecture). And, of course, you shouldn't go out of Tallinn without visiting any bogs (one of the closest to Tallinn - Viru raba, not hard to visit using public transport as well, but using a car you can also add other locations like coastal areas in Juminda peninsula, or areas just next to Tallinn in that direction as Saha chapel (as a legend goes it is older than Tallinn itself, though the current building is about 500 years old; and, there are Pagan sacrificing stones just next to it), 3000 years old stone graves near Jõelähtme, Jägala-Joa waterfall, etc.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

forgottenmusic1 thank you for such a great list of things to do we plan to go to Lahemaa National Park is Viru raba part of that or should we do a separate trip?

[@forgottenmusic1]

@@TideKnotTravellers It's part of Lahemaa, and it's right after the turn from Tallinn-Narva main road, so there should be no problem visiting it during the same trip.

[@kulnokaiklem]

@@TideKnotTravellers Vääna-Jõesuu beach 25 km from Tallinn is very nice for swim , better than Pirita and from beach can walk to Türisalu cliff wich is known also as Hamlets Palace cliff. On Türisalu cliff builded with 6 month Hamlet palace in 1963. USSR filmed Hamlet movie in Estonia on Türisalu cliff and in Tallinn Оld Town and in Pirita Monastry ruins: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWKZeWqNrdmtrNU 1 serie , kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXYgminjdOIoac Dmitri Shostakovich 'Hamlet' Film Music - Bernard Herrmann conducts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2imaqpqrt5jbas Filming The full-scale shooting of the film took place in the village of Keila-Joa, 28 km from Tallinn. The model of Elsinor Castle was built on the cliff of Turisalu near the sea, three kilometers from Keila Joa. It took half a year to build a castle layout. And now this place is called "Hamlet Rock" or "Cape Hamlet." Hamlet’s monologue (“To be or not to be ...”) was filmed in Crimea - “Children's Beach” in the city of Alupka and the stairs of the Assumption Cave Monastery near Bakhchisarai). Also, in the first and last frames of the film, in the sea - the shadow of the Swallow's Nest. For shooting interiors in the 4th pavilion of "Lenfilm" the scenery was built - Tapestry and White Halls of the castle. Then to drive or to walk to Keila -Joa Waterfall and Palace where is museum and restoran. Pub near waterfall is ok too. Busses often drive from Balti-Jaam to Vääna-Jõesuu and Keila-Joa and back to Tallinn. Bus tickets are cheap for tourists too as state dotate its. To Paldiski town and on cliff best by train from Balti Jaam. In Paldiski is nice smallest museum house in Estonia Amandus Adamson Summerateljee : amandusadamson.ee/en Adamson sculpture - Russalka -,angel is in Kadriorg beach near Reidi tee. Haapsalu is nearest holiday town from Tallinn - 90 km and best place for summer for peaceful holiday. Pärnu also good but with hot season too much tourists as town is Summer Capital of Estonia. For young people - there must to be!

[@karenvork6359]

Thank you for making such lovely videos of Tallinn I like them a lot. If you`r planning to stay longer in Tallinn I suggest you also visit the green aria of the city. Nõmme has bogs outdoor swimming and adventure parks :D you can get there in 15 min by train or on a bus . Keep up the good work :D

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you Karen for your lovely comment we really appreciate 😊 We did go to Nõmme a few weeks ago & saw the ski area, Glehn’s Castle & over to the wake park. It’s beautiful over there, just need to go back & video it 😊

[@kulnokaiklem]

@@TideKnotTravellers Inside Nõmme railway station (same house with Nõmme Museum but left side is resto entrance) is also good eating place restoran Elsa. They have in working days 12.00-16.00 dayoffers sup 3.50 and main food 5.50. If later to go then take Kiev kotlet from chiken -was very popular main food in Soviet time restorans. Elsa is inside 1930-1940s style railwaystation resto and offers that period food too. Sometimes booked for birthday parties . www.jaamarestoran.ee/ Google translator helps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Kiev

[@BeingBedingfield]

What gorgeous weather ☀️ Lovely walking tour, the Alexander Nevsky cathedral is definitely a standout! Also like all the viewpoints. So cool that they have the outdoor seating areas now for the restaurants. Your drone shots of st Olaf’s are stunning!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, it was some of the trickiest drone shots we’ve done (cities are always harder!) but it worked out in the end! Beautiful, calm weather always helps! 😊

[@softiasjad1858]

Actually this cathedral was built as a symbol of Russification and an attempt to tear down growing Estonian nationalism in the end of 19th century.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Tide Knot Travellers we are dying to get a drone..it’s the next thing on our list to get 😬

[@annipea8211]

How you guys enjoying Estonia? The autumn is coming, it's gonna get super pretty here. You should go visit Pärnu and stay for a night :D

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Anni Pea we are loving Estonia! 😊 we just visited Pärnu and also loved it there (video of it will be on soon!) it feels quite autumnal today with the changeable weather and leaves around🍁🍂

[@annipea8211]

@@TideKnotTravellers Lovely. Cheers guys and keep enjoying :) Hope you can continue your world tour very soon

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Anni Pea thank you so much 😊

[@karmo0]

I don't know whether you are still in Estonia, but take a day trip to Tartu and visit the Estonian National Museum.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Karmo Keevend thank you, we are heading to Tartu soon so we’ll put the National museum on our to do list! 😊

[@karmo0]

@@TideKnotTravellers Don't forget it the toy museum.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thanks again, added that too! ☺️

[@BradGrassforest]

There's actually fourth viewing platform as well, that even the most don't locals don't know about. It's open to public but it's hidden. It's small and very private. Close to the third one that you went to. If you have time go and try to find it, it will be worth it. You're probably the only people there;)

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Brad Grassforest thank you, we will definitely have a look for it! 😊

[@olegmatvejev9834]

A few people know that you they have chance to visit free excursions in Estonian Parliament in Toompea after the end of Pandemic, if they register for free excursions organised by Parliament staff

[@fnurgas5743]

At 8.00 opposite to the Estonian parliament is this grand and imposing Alexander Nievsky Cathederal a Russian orthodox church. I know you have to neutral on these things so well done for that. I have stood there and this church, grand and beautiful as it is-is an awkward reminder to many Estonians were the power used to lie.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Our feelings towards this building changed throughout our six months in Tallinn, initially when we saw it for the first time like many tourists seem to, we were just wowed by it's beauty as a piece of architecture and couldn't believe something so large and grand appeared around the corner of these quaint streets. As time went on and we wandered the streets of the old town time and time again we became more aware of just how much this building really does not fit with the beautiful design of Tallinn old town, along with our increased knowledge of the history in this part of the world, it blows our minds that it is even still standing there.

[@fnurgas5743]

@@TideKnotTravellers Thanks for the response, Tallinn’s unique charm and the strength and integrity of the Estonian people has clearly rubbed off on you. There are enough reminders of the past to Esti people that church just rubs their noses in it. I may have missed it but it needs to be said, that all public transport is free to citizens of Estonia. What a place!

[@BradGrassforest]

Walking around town already knowing where something's gonna be. I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing. But I'm sure there are some hidden spots that you haven't found yet. Don't be afraid to get lost tho.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Brad Grassforest we have absolutely loved getting to know the Old Town and feel so lucky to have had time to explore and get lost within it (we still will do too!)

[@Hudd12345]

Thank you both - you are both truly an inspiration.. have lived in England all my life and now have a MSc masters degree in computer science in which have a good friend in Tallin , Estonia and hope to move there to study further or to find I.T work - Coming from UK - is it a better quality of life in Estonia? Kind Regards

[@TideKnotTravellers]

That sounds like a fantastic plan you have there. From our experience (and from meeting a few other English people living out there) the quality of life is fantastic. Great food, great places to go (we have 43 videos just in Estonia!) great people and it's just beautiful and very well designed and not overcrowded. We quite like it, can you tell? 😄

[@Hudd12345]

@@TideKnotTravellers Thank you very much both of you fr your input - will check out your other videos of Estonia if ok - are you guys still in Estonia or travelling other countries? Do you miss the UK and the stress of the UK? Take Care :)

[@xwiirastusx]

11:00 That is not Deer Park, although there's a statue of a deer. I'm not sure what's it called, but the real Deer Park, Hirvepark in Estonian, is located on the other side of the Old Town, near the Freedom Square.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Hmmm, it’s a mystery. Tried to Google and find out but it doesn’t give a name just talks about the statue of the deer. Our tour guide (one of our previous videos) called this deer park as it’s supposedly where the deer famously fell. Maybe they’re linked? We have been to Hirvepark over the other side but just assumed it’s a popular name or something🙃☺️

[@xwiirastusx]

@@TideKnotTravellers I know the legend, but he must have confused something or got ahead of himself. These young costumed guides are not always the most reliable source of information, since they prefer entertaining theatrics over the historic facts. I assure you, that place has never been called Deer Park, until very recently it wasn't even much of a park, just a verdant space between houses.

[@PaleTyche]

@@TideKnotTravellers It is not a park. It is called "Nunne tänava haljasala" (literally: the green area of Nunne street). Technically it is a pocket park or parkette. However, the Estonian word haljasala is also applied to public lawns, shrubberies, grassy strips like medians etc. As for the deer legend, it is one of many invented legends about the etymology of Reval and it is not an ancient legend as such. The Danes called the place Lyndanisse (has nothing to do with Linda, mother of Estonian national epic's hero -- yet another invented legend during the era of national romanticism). :) Revalia/Rävala (or Viking Rafala) was the name of the county or region. There is currently an exhibition on the birth of this city at the Tallinn City Museum Merchant House (Vene 17) English intro is here: linnamuuseum.ee/en/cat-linnamuuseum-en/linnusest-linnaks-800-aastat-tagasi/ If you are interested in the earlier history of this part of Europe, I'd recommend: www.aup.nl/en/book/9781641890977/the-viking-eastern-baltic

[@TideKnotTravellers]

PaleTyche ahh, thank you so much! That makes sense as it is very small to be classed as a full park, but a sweet little area of green amongst the city😊 we’ll take a look at the exhibition too🙂

[@PaleTyche]

@@TideKnotTravellers If you're open to more recommendations: check out the Maritime museum -- both the Seaplane Harbour and Paks Margareeta (Fat Margaret or more politely, the Stout Margaret tower) and the Open Air Museum at Rocca al Mare (if you haven't already). meremuuseum.ee/en/ evm.ee/eng/home Of course, right now would be the perfect time to venture into countryside and forests to forage some wild strawberries or go for a hike -- if the weather permits. Over here you can check out the hiking routes, forest cabins, campsites: www.loodusegakoos.ee/where-to-go/search-options

[@411044am]

Thank you for your video. Could you please let me know am I allow to use only 10 seconds of your video for my website? I live in Finland.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Hello, thank you for the message, it should be fine as long as we’re credited but if you wouldn’t mind dropping us an email (details in description) with your website so we can take a look at it.

[@eesti919]

Actually that's a myth that no building can be higher that St. Olaf's church. No such regulation exists (at least anymore).

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Oh interesting, we had wondered if it’s a steadfast law or not. Think it’s still currently hanging in there as the tallest 👌🏼

[@softiasjad1858]

@@TideKnotTravellers Actually it does not make sense to build very high buildings in Tallinn because there is still plenty of available ground. But yes... there is a regulation that prohibits to change a silhouette from the sea "drastically"

[@StargateMax]

The Newsky Cathedral is disliked by the Estonians mainly for 2 reasons: it represents another Russian occupation and russification, and it does not fit in the picture, it's a different architectural and cultural style.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Stargate Max we generally hear it referred to as ‘the Russian building’ understandably the locals don’t seem to want to say it’s name. It certainly does stand out among the beautiful cobbled streets and medieval architecture, we explained a bit about it on our Instagram page to coincide with this video🙂

[@straightstrawberry1379]

This is so good vlog Thanks for sharing This is so beautiful I wrote a song please check it out

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you 😊

[@eksiarvamus]

Honestly I find it sad that you were obsessed with the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It's not a medieval building and doesn't fit into the old town. It was built at the highest point of the old town, in front of the provincial government (modern national parliament) building during the height of imperial Russification programme as a symbol of Russian imperialism. The historical religion of the town and of Estonians is Lutheran and this church doesn't represent neither the town, nor the native locals and as a symbol of Russian imperialism, it was even planned to be demolished in the 1920s and many Estonians still somewhat hate it.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

We are showing all the sights of the Old Town not just that one. We are definitely not obsessed with it, in our earlier videos we mention it as a Russian building and that it looks out of place. This video is just a sightseeing one, which is why we don’t talk too much about any politics or history here. In part 2 we do of course visit Freedom square and St. Johns Lutheran church and actually put a lot more focus on that 😊