Modern Tallin

Modern Tallin (53 images)
Although at first I didn't think I'd like Tallin, I fell in love with it on the city tour. Our hotel, although not a super delux one, was perfectly adequate and it was well located just a ten minute walk from the Old Town. The most interesting thing about the hotel was the fact that from our room we could see the sun reflected in a glass building that was catty corner to our hotel. Since Tallin is far north, it experiences what are called "white nights" when the sky doesn't completely darken at night for more than a couple of hours.

We visited the ferry dock where one can catch a ferry to Helsinki. For approximately $40, you can go round trip to Finland, and vice versa. The trip takes four hours on a normal ferry or one and a half hours on a hydrofoil.

Tallin was the site of the yatching venue when the USSR hosted the Olympics in 19__ and we visited the marina where the races were held.

We also saw a couple of ultra modern churches that caught my eye. And our first experience with a gift shop in Estonia was very disappointing because the prices were so outrageous. They wanted $30 US for a simple 7 or 8 inch doll with only a stick for a body, empty sleeves with hands sewn at the ends dressed in simple cotton clothes. A similar doll in a craft store in the US would cost no more than $15 or $20 at the most.

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