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Day 10: Tallin
Read more: Day 10: TallinToday was spent exploring the really interesting city of Tallin. The Old Town area has some fascinating buildings and viewpoints. Outside the Old Town, there were also numerous interesting buildings, statues and street art and I even found a few friendly animals to say hello to. The afternoon was spent at the Seaplane Harbour Museum…
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Day 9: Finland – Helsinki day trip
Read more: Day 9: Finland – Helsinki day tripWith Helsinki just a 2hr ferry ride away, we decided to do a quick day trip. We did a fantastic guided walk around the city with Jonny (who is actually from Scotland but living in Helsinki for over 3 years). He had a huge amount of knowledge of the history and some interesting facts about…
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Day 8: France to Estonia
Read more: Day 8: France to EstoniaIt was time to leave France for the first trip to the Baltic states, starting with Tallin in Estonia. Arriving early evening, we did a short walk around the Old Town area before dinner in the town square. The sun doesn’t set here until 10:30pm and it will be up again at 4am. Hopefully can…
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Day 7: Paris – Cubism and Death
Read more: Day 7: Paris – Cubism and DeathToday was spent exploring the local area on foot and seeing the Parisian architecture and local scenery. The Picasso museum was close by and as a bonus it was free on the first Sunday of the month. It was his collection of artworks left in his house after he died so a mix of good…
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Day 6: Roland Garros French Open
Read more: Day 6: Roland Garros French OpenThe real start of the Sporting Odyssey was today, and it was an odyssey in its self. Fourteen hours at Roland Garros, including 2hrs waiting to get in (last minute ticket finally came through), 4hrs of rain delay and a classic five-setter finishing at midnight – all on a day when the temperature didn’t get…





