We decided on our last day in Tallinn to venture out into the Estonian countryside. Rather than heading west to the coast, we went east, as far as Narva, on the Russian border. Along the way we stopped at the Russian Orthodox Pühitsa Convent in Kuremäe, which was marvelous. The convent was founded in 1891 and today hosts 150 nuns. There are six churches on the grounds, the most prominent of which is the Dormition Cathedral (1910). Like Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, it was undergoing renovation. I just had to laugh; that just seemed to be my luck on this trip!