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The End!

Exhausted!

I am happy to be nearing the end of my trip. I am in pain, exhausted and no Perc have killed my energy level. It has been 8 days and it should take a month or two to feel normal. I have to get back to the gym. If I am to continue to travel in an enjoyable, active way, I need a new health plan. I am going to release a quarter out of me when I see Dr. Ren.

I got two massages and feeling good for the flight home today. Thank you points/miles game at least I will be in Business Class.

I did not do much here so here are some photos.

Last shots of Tallin then Ferry To Helsinki

Museum of Occupations II

Museum of Occupations

This is a small but good museum of Nazi and Soviet Occupation.

Soviet Memorial to WW 2 Dead

Graveyard II

More from the relics of a bygone era....

Soviet Graveyard...

I head about and love these places where Soviet Statures come to die. Here was one of those "graveyards" a 10 minute cab ride out of town and behind what is now a museum but was the former summer mansion of the Duchess.

A KGB Day.

My first stop was to the KGB museum which expect for too much talking about photographs that were hard to see was cool. You were taken into the orgrinal listening rooms and office where there was a red hot phone line direct to KGB Headquarters. The museum was in a hotel which at that time was the only hotel for visitors.

Tallinn

Arrived in Tallinn by a short 35 minute flight from Latvia.  It was about 4 pm on arrival. I could tell right away that the Park Inn is the poor cousin to Radisson Blu hotels. I was given a room on the top floor which was good as I noticed the place had lot of kids. However, the distance from the elevator felt like a city block. I was too tired to want to go back and deal with check in crowds. I unpack my bag and headed to the old town.
The old town was an easy 15 minute walk....

Radisson Blu: Riga review:

Pros:
Great wifi
Big business room with great view.
Huge Balcony but no where to sit.

Cons:
Walking over the bridge to get to old town

Saturday Night in Riga

A slight wet, chilly evening saw me go into the night with my first stop at the Cuba Cafe. It seems everywhere has either a Cuba Bar/Cafe or Hemingway Bar.
There was a John Lennnon Tribute with various bands playing in the square right outside the Cuba Cafe.
Finally, on my way home walking over the bridge there was a fireworks display.

Some interesting stuff along the way..

Like my Romanian Gyspy band, Riga had blowing steam in the street. Riga has numerous good street music.

The Library of Light was cool.

Leningrad Bar

Here was a place Jack would love. Communist posters, portraits, propaganda pamplets, comfortable chairs and a bar....