It’s been quite a while since we covered somewhere I’ve been. Today we visit Estonia. This was the first weekend trip Joe and I took after moving to Cambridge back in 2011.

Tallinn was a great place to visit for a winter weekend. The food and drink were affordable and delicious, and there’s a wealth of things to see.

There is nothing to see here - The KGB Museum, Tallinn

Tallinn is imbued with a quaint and comfortable old town, but what I found most interesting was the leftover Soviet relics such as Linnahall and the KGB Museum located on the top floor of Hotel Viru. In this hotel, the concrete which formed the walls was roughly 50% microphone.

I also very much recommend checking out the haunting Soviet-built Linnahall. Originally built as the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sports for the 1980 Moscow Olympics it now sits decaying and crumbling into the sea.

I also found it fascinating visiting the ferry port where Finnish people visit on rowdy weekend booze-cruises. The duty-free shop at Tallin port was the only place I’ve ever seen multipacks of vodka for sale.