So, as mentioned in the previous post, we spent three days in Estonia's capital city, Tallinn, earlier this week. The city has one of the best preserved medieval centres in Europe and we rented an apartment right in the heart of 'Old Town', next to the main square (shown above at night, after a light snowfall on the first evening). We had the chance to explore the alleyways, churches, and fortifications, and got some nice views of the city roofscape from the hill on the west side of Old Town.
We ate well too, and Chloe joined us in our various culinary adventures. On our first night we sampled what was billed as the best Russian restaurant in town, and put away large quantities of hearty Russian specialties, including red caviar on pancakes (blini), pickles with honey and yoghurt, and meat dumplings under pie crust (which is what Shelley is eating in the picture below).
Chloe seemed to have a great time, walking the cobbled streets, pointing out dragon-shaped gargoyles on the side of the town hall, staying up late to eat interesting food, and waking up early and having books read to her by Granny.
More Tallinn stories coming soon!
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