L'Ermitage Tallinn

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Hi everyone, <br>This is going to be a bit harder to type than the previous entries because the "z" and the "y" on this keyboard are the other way round!<br><br>Also firstly wanted to say thanks to everyone who has commented so far on the blog- Dad, Auntie Anne, Dinah, Jody, Laura and Russell! Its really nice to hear feedback and hear from everyone! <br><br>So 2 days ago we were in Riga, and after having a bit of a dull time there we decided to attempt to ...

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... we decided to grab a quick lunch in a restaurant called Renessanss near the main train station Baltic Jaam. The waitress of this restaurant spoke fluent Russian, so we had no problems in communication. The service was pretty quick and we had two warm chicken salads and two mineral waters for 125 EEK.

... the moment came when I knew I wouldn't. When at one point the rain let up at least to the extent that the top of my head wouldn't hurt from the hitting power of the raindrops, I rushed out of the passage and ran to my room. I had at least fifteen minutes of the combination of running and fast walking. But that was no problem. For as long as the body is warm, there is no risk of cold. Only when it cools down there is trouble. So I simply had to leave. I knew I would be soaking wet when I ...

We didn't have much time to rest up after our two days in St Petersburg but we also only had one more Port of Call before two days of sailing back to England. I think they may have saved one of the best for last. Tallinn, Estonia is beyond charming. This medieval city along the Gulf of Finland had us wishing for more time. As we passed through one of the arches we caught a glimpse of another arch that made us realize that perhaps it wasn't so medieval after all ...

Greatings from Tallinn - what a great city, as the guide books say - easily a match for Prague. A simply beautiful old town full of tradition and beauty. We are staying at the Olyimpic harbour where the 1986 Russian (as it was then) Games where held. We first arrived from Helsinki into Tallinn via the cruise port and set about finding Tallinn City Camping only to find it ...

... all, I am British and thats what we come to Tallinn to do) We found the pancake bar that we were supposed to go to early, and then a number of interesting and relatively cheap drinking establishments. I loved the variety between the bars, and all so close in this retty little place. The swarms of drunkards I was expecting, didnt materialise, but we ended up in a dive bar in a cellar, sitting next to some Estonians that seemed to kip ...

... well. Last night after exploring the city we went to one of the tourist trap restaurants...a medieval dinner. The food was okay but the honey beer I tried was so sweet that I couldn't even finish it. Today we visited lots of different sights in Tallinn. First we visited the Kiek in de Kok tower that highlights some of the history of the city ...

... and bit of sausage later, I had my ticket and then was on my way to the sand and water at Pirita. Having figured out the trams and buses (buy ticket at kiosk to save some cash and then pull the green thing on the bus to validate, important notes!) this mission was much easier. After a wrong stop and a bit of wandering I made it to the beach and man was it worth it! Behind the whole beach it was lined with a mini-forest of pine trees, the water was ...