Wednesday, June 13th

For our last morning we decided to get the most out of our Tallinn cards which expired at 11am and went to the Kiek in de Kök and the Bastian Tunnels. The Kiek is a massive medieval tower which played a vital role in keeping the town safe from its enemies. It is now a museum showing the development of the town’s defences through the ages and medieval crime and punishment.

The Bastion Tunnels are a system of hidden, 17th century tunnels that run under Toompea Hill. Originally built for battle, they later served successively as a prison, bomb shelter, punk rocker hideout and refuge for the homeless after independence. The tour takes you through the stages in the tunnels’ history as well as providing a glimpse of Tallinn’s possible future.

Back above ground we found a coffee shop just over the road, from where we overlooked the main square.

The Danish King’s Garden was being refurbished and was closed, so we rounded off the morning with a visit to the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and then another of the city’s viewpoints on our way back to the hotel for lunch.

We had planned to take the bus back to the airport and were slightly concerned, firstly as to whether it would turn up and secondly whether we would all get on with our luggage. We needn’t have worried as it was right on time and completely empty. So it was like a private bus hire all for a couple of Euros. So despite a total lack of forward planning, a successful ending to our Dungroamin Holiday!