This morning we arrived in Tallinn after an uneventful ferry trip overnight from Stockholm - on the M/S Baltic Queen - Only minimal "chop" midway through the night as would be expected. A vey upmarket boat, clearly aimed at separating one from one's tourist Kroners, but we resisted the three fancy restaurants, the Casino, Poker games, Karaoke etc, instead saving ourselves for the excellent buffet breakfast. We arrived at 10:00 am and found our Hostel (E45 per night) then set of to tour the Old Town with a "free tour guide" (actually only $20 Can tip) which took 2 hours and gave us a great base for the rest of our stay (till tomorrow am when we sail to Helsinki). Tallinn is very worthwhile and very historic.
This summer sees FG (frugal George) and lady partner (even more Frugal Janet) head to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Western Russia - St Petersburg and Moscow - on a self-arranged tour between August 4th and September 6th, so "get with the programme" and follow along.
Hello from Moscow
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Hello from Tallinn, Estonia
This morning we arrived in Tallinn after an uneventful ferry trip overnight from Stockholm - on the M/S Baltic Queen - Only minimal "chop" midway through the night as would be expected. A vey upmarket boat, clearly aimed at separating one from one's tourist Kroners, but we resisted the three fancy restaurants, the Casino, Poker games, Karaoke etc, instead saving ourselves for the excellent buffet breakfast. We arrived at 10:00 am and found our Hostel (E45 per night) then set of to tour the Old Town with a "free tour guide" (actually only $20 Can tip) which took 2 hours and gave us a great base for the rest of our stay (till tomorrow am when we sail to Helsinki). Tallinn is very worthwhile and very historic.
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