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Tallinn, Estonia
My first visit to the Baltic region was in Tallinn, Estonia this was apart of Expat Explore's Northern Explorer tour. Tallinn is easily accessible by cruise as it is very close to other European cities such as Saint Petersburg, Helsinki or Stockholm. It has a population of around 450,000 people and its old town is a UNESCO world heritage site. We arrived and took a walk around with a friendly local guide.
Rooftop view of Tallinn.
Riga, Latvia
We then drove onto Riga in Latvia which is the biggest city in all of the Baltic countries. We again walked through the city with our guide to explore the area further. Latvia along with its neighbour countries joined the European Union in 2004. We enjoyed a meal here before walking through a park on the way back to our hotel with a sky bar.
Centre of Riga.
Vilnius, Lithuania
After spending the night we moved onto Lithuania, first visiting the Hill of crosses. It is estimated that there are over 100,000 crosses and crucifixes here. Departing here we moved onto a city tour of the capital Vilnius. I walked up the hill to the castle to get a great shot back down of the city below.
We enjoyed an ice cream before been taken back to the hotel.
Hill of Crosses.
View of Vilnius.
Videos from my time in the Baltic region can be found here:
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