Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia
June 29, 2011

We woke up Wednesday morning to a beautiful clear sunny +25C day in Tallinn. City views from our closet or "stateroom" balcony.

After breakfast, we headed for the Crystal shuttle and the short ride into Tallinn. Hung around outside the bus as the driver either couldn't understand or chose to ignore "could you please turn on the AC".

Caution: Other than Old Town, there is absolutely nothing for a tourist to see in Tallinn. Do not make the mistake that we did... using the Hop On Hop Off bus. That mistake was preceded by another big mistake... failing to make sure that the bus you are boarding is not a painted over cold war Soviet relic without AC or only a few windows that opened. The other mistake we made was not realizing that the driver waited for the entire bus to fill up before leaving. Fortunately, we had commandeered the spacious upstairs bulkhead with a window and gave anyone that looked our way the distinct impression that we didn't want any company.

Estonia may have embraced the west but our bus still featured the latest in Soviet era technology...

Our 30 minute tour of Tallinn consisted or a drive around various streets to see strip shopping malls, a park, a rail yard and some Soviet era luxury housing...