Tallinn, Helsinki, St. Petersburg

Tallinn, Helsinki, St. Petersburg

Jul 29-Aug , 2011
AC362 YYZ-BOS, LH423 BOS-FRA, LH882 FRA-TLL, Jul 31 KF608 TLL-HEL, Aug 6 LX1311 LED-ZRH, Aug 7 LX86 ZRH-YUL, AC831 YUL-YYZ 

When I look at my map of countries in the world, Russia was a large void in Europe and Asia that I very much wanted to fill.  Although Russia is a giant country, St. Petersburg is clearly the jewel in the crown of the country and the focus of our trip.  Once I had decided on St. Petersburg,  it made sense to try to visit some of the other sites in the area so I booked a combined First Class reward ticket with visits to Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.  As well as exploring some of the most beautiful sites in Russia we had the opportunity to explore the last of the Nordic countries.  By seeing Helsinki, Tallinn and St. Petersburg, we covered the cruise ship route without the need to trap ourselves on a boat.  Although we didn’t really enjoy the summer and cruise ship crowds, it was a beautiful trip with lots to see and was glad to get to explore Russia without much stress.

Jul 29-30
Overnight flight to FRA, time in First Class Terminal, then on to Tallinn

Jul 31
Morning in Tallinn then fly to Helsinki

Aug 1
Full day in Helsinki

Aug 2
Last day to explore further afield

Aug 3
Morning train to St. Petersburg and afternoon and evening to explore

Aug 4
St. Petersburg and day trip to Peterhoff

Aug 5
Last full day in St. Petersburg

Aug 6
Morning in St. Petersburg then overnight in Zurich

Aug 7
 Fly home to Toronto via Zurich and Montreal

 

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