Blogs from Tallinn, Estonia, Europe - page 4

A day in Tallinn Tallinn is the capital of the country Estonia and is actually the national capital that is the closest to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the city we live in. To go from Stockholm to Tallinn is really easy. There are several direct flights each day and there are also ferries going between the two cities every day of the year. On this trip we took a ferry because it was cheap and because we enjoy going on ferries. It is very convenient and time efficient way to travel. You board the ferry in Stockholm in the late afternoon and wake up in Tallinn the next morning. There are restaurants and bars on the ferry so if you wish you can have a "night out" at the same time as you transport ... read more

We are here and it’s been quite the adventure. As I write this, we have been awake over 31 hours. I have NEVER been this emotionally or physically exhausted traveling. Our flight out of Chicago on the world’s second largest passenger plane was delayed 30 minutes because 70 passengers were missing. The plane was huge by the way so 70 passengers didn’t feel like lots of missing people. Lufthansa is a German airline so the overhead announcements were in German followed by incredibly muffled and quick announcements in a hard-to-understand English. We boarded the plane, waited for the missing passengers, and finally, the German pilot comes on and says a bunch of gibberish in German and follows the announcement in English with “No passengers so we leave.” And so we left 30 minutes late with lots ... read more

I saw a post once, an advertisement on Facebook I believe, showing photos of Tallinn in Estonia. This captured my attention immediately and I knew I had to go . So when my uncle (a travel enthusiast also, it must run in the family!) asked me if I wanted to go, I jumped at the chance, this was amazing!**fact of the trip** Wi-Fi was founded here in Estonia! I bet you didn't know that!We found cheap flights, leaving the UK early Friday morning and returning late Sunday evening giving us just over 2 full days to exp... read more

Bouncing Around the Baltics – July,2017 My feet are getting itchy. Cabin fever is building. It’s time to pack a bag, grab my passport and blow this Nevada joint. Feel the need to walk in new pastures, discover interesting back alleys and bars. And where should I do all this, you ask? Why in the Baltics of course! This upcoming trip will add four new countries to my portfolio….. more stamps for the passport, just what I need. It’s my usual morning routine getting to the airport via Super Shuttle, and boarding the various Delta flights for the first stop on my latest adventure: Estonia. I even get to try out a new airline – Air Baltic – probably a local rinky-dink crop duster, held together with tons of duct tape and good wishes but what ... read more

Au premier abord, Tallinn n'a pas le charme classique de Riga, sa voisine, ni, j'oserais dire, son raffinement. Elle a un caractère bien différent! Elle se divise en quartiers éclectiques offrant chacun leurs lieux de découvertes. La vieille ville date des temps médiévaux. Déjà, à cette époque, la ville est un port de commerce important de par sa situation géographique entre la Scandinavie et la Russie. Mais c'est l'envahisseur danois qui fait ériger au 13e siècle, la forteresse et les magnifiques remparts qui ceinturent la vieille ville qui sont surmontés encore aujourd'hui de 26 tours de guet qui résistent au temps. À la seconde Guerre mondiale, 50 % de l'espace habité de la grande ville de Tallinn a été détruit par les bombardements mais miraculeusement, seulement 11 % du centre historique a été touché. Toute l'effervescence ... read more