Meriton Old Town

... out really well for me and Annette, although it was so small that it was fairly friendly. We wandered straight out into the old town for a look around, and found ourselves lost in a maze of cobbled streets and medieval buildings. The two main streets are ...

... street directly outside of my hotel and headed straight for the highest point in the old city which sits high on a plateau overlooking the old town below and in the distance, the more modern portion. At the first corner I came to, there was a very nice ...

... is grey, dreary, and bleakly soviet looking, but still it was interesting to see such a contrast from the fairytale charm of the old town. The Rotterman quarter is an old industrial area that has been regenerated with some posh shops and cafes and modern ...

... closed. No sign and no indication of furniture in the second floor window. 2nd hostel is full. Starting to get nervous. I then go to Old Town Hostel which has availability. This is the most laid back hostel I have been to. The primary area is 6 beds with ...

... technology industry. We began our day in Tallinn with a walking tour of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-designated Old Town, a tangled warren of cobbled streets lined with outdoor cafés and wonderfully preserved 14th- and 15th-century buildings. ...

... to be favored in most of these. We stopped to vist St. Peter and Paul church, St. Anna's Church, saw Vilnius University, the Gediminas Tower and Vilnius Castle. The Old Town has a medieval flavor and  is also a UNESCO  World Heritage site. ...

... area obviously being re-developed. It was full of crumbling warehouses surrounding a plaza. The intrigue was that rising from within these old buildings were modern structures that were far beyond the call of innovative design.  It was as if the new ...

... food and any other items I may need and told me to come back in 20 minutes. Following the instructions given me, I went into the town center, which was just around the corner, just as it was beginning to rain, so I ducked into the market and bought some ...

... I like New York and America*, so I immediately warmed to the city. Dad came to meet us at the train station, a mere 50m from the Meriton Rialto apartment block on Pitt Street, and very nice it was too. After a slow glass of wine and a quick shower, we ...