Tallinn, Estonia
Monica J. Pileggi
Tallinn, Estonia
Shore Excursion and Port Information
Tallinn is a lovely walled town with
colorful buildings. I spent most of the day walking around the town with Deb and
Robert, while Jeff and his gang took one of the ships tours. It was a beautiful
sunny day with blue sky’s….finally! We window-shopped, visited the Alexander
Nevsky Cathedral located on Toompea hill, had a nice lunch, and later I walked
along the town walls, while the other two went to a café for coffee. One Chinese
couple didn’t have any local currency to tour the walls, so I paid for their
tickets, equivalent to .82$ each. The couple told me they were on the
Constellation and when I told them “me too,” the man said he would pay me back
once on board. I had to laugh and said, “No thank you, but you can pay me back
by taking a couple photos of me with my camera while walking along the walls.”
Back in the center of town, I purchased a
beautiful Russian nesting doll for myself at a shop that Deb and I checked out
earlier (excellent prices compared to the other stores). It was expensive but
cheaper than on board the ship. I also bought a small watercolor print of
Tallinn.
On the way back to the courtesy bus drop
off point, I walked by the flower market. Also nearby was an outdoor market with
many local products and souvenirs. I had some Tallinn money left to spend, so I
purchased 4 linen napkins for Mom.