Firstly, I know Tallinn is Estonia not Europe but for some reason I could not select Estonia as a country to file my postcard. Never mind. Also the pic is of St Petersburg so I will update that soon too. Anyway Tallinn. Beautiful old city of Europe with lots of cobbled streets, old cathedrals, archways and winding streets surrounded by the old walls. I spent two days just meandering around the streets observing the view, ducking under huge archways ...

St Petersburg Russia. Once again I run into some lovely locals on the train from Helsinki to St Petersburg who insist on driving me to my hostel when i arrive late at night in St. Petersburg. Very very grateful. I really didn't feel like navigating the metro system at that time of night. St Petersburg - what a huge city with so many beautiful buildings bordering the canals and the Neva river. Yet so many run down areas too with minimal facilities for...