Last month, Oprah and Obama were in Copenhagen to push Chicago’s failed Olympic bid. Obama arrived and returned home on the same day; Oprah stayed in the exceptionally pricey Karen Blixen suite at D’Angleterre. Fortunately, Oprah has money to burn in what Mercer’s Cost of Living Index cites as the world’s 7th most expensive city. [...]
Birthplace of the world’s oldest national flag is here in Tallinn. Posted from my Blackberry.
St. Olav’s Church was once one of world’s tallest buildings. Posted from my Blackberry.
The pretty girls in Tallinn’s Old Town are selling Medieval snacks, such spiced almonds, and, of course, Coca Cola. Posted from my Blackberry.
Built in 1900, the Russian Orthodox sits on Times Hill, which overlooks Tallinn’s Old Town. Begin your tour of Tallinn here. Posted from my Blackberry.
If you want to do a self-guided tour, follow this advice: From the cruise ship piers, it’s a 45-minute walk to Toompea Hill, where you’ll want to begin your tour on your walk back to the ship. … Unless your ship has an unusual schedule you’ll miss the raising and lowering of the national flag, measuring a little over six feet by about ten feet, and hoisted at sunrise (but not earlier than 7 a.m.) and lowered at sunset (and not later than 10 p.m.).
