Too Much Tallinn

By Lee | May 7th, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I have been in Tallinn since Sunday, this is my second time in Tallinn and let me just say that 4.5 days here is plenty. The town itself, obviously the capital of Estonia, is pretty boring to be honest. The old town is nice with a lot of cool old buildings and a lovely main square but it’s one of those places that if you’ve not traveled much around the Baltics or Eastern Europe in general perhaps you would appreciate it more than me as I am a bit jaded. I never like to make a place sound undesirable but as this is my second time here and this time it’s not exactly for fun, I can plainly say I am very much looking forward to flying to Sweden tonight.

Again the city itself, especially the old town is very pleasant but there is very little to do in terms of entertainment, restaurants and the town is just very small. My only real recommendation is the Peppersack Restaurant right off the main square which has excellent food and is a popular tourist place. Tallinn is a very nice place to pop in for a day but 4.5 days here is too much.

This is probably my shortest ever entry and makes Tallinn sound really lame but I am just over it. See me from Stockholm soon.

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5 Responses to “Too Much Tallinn”

1. James P Says:
   May 7th, 2009 at 3:10 am

   LOL, agreed about Tallinn…nice town square but boring!

2. Erik Says:
   May 7th, 2009 at 4:30 am

   Pity you didn’t like Tallinn. It is a lovely city with a rich history. I understand you probably like more action but you must appreciate the Old Town. It is a world heritage place from the UNESCO.

3. Ryan Says:
   May 7th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

   4.5 days is a killer long time there for sure, I had a hard time surviving for 2 full days and nights in Luxembourg City, which in my opinion is the most painfully boring city on Earth, I can only imagine Tallinn being twice that long, oh well by the time you read this you will be sinking a cold one in Stockholm.

4. Lee Says:
   May 10th, 2009 at 3:12 am

   After just re-reading this post, i think it was a little cruel but I wrote it at a time when I was in a bad mood which is always a bad idea. Tallinn, like I said is a very nice place-it really is but at the same time 4.5 days is too much. It’s a great place for a daytrip from Helsinki or passing through from Latvia on the way to St. Petersburg or up to Helsinki or Stockholm.

   The problem is it’s just so small and the things to see and do are all in one tight little old town area that you can literally cover in an hour. So keep that in mind and definitely do check out Tallinn; just don’t bank your trip around it or spend too much time because in all directions in the region there are better places to spend more time.

5. Jordan Hargrave Says:
   May 11th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

   Did you make it out to Kadriorg park? Where was that pic taken, that is a gorgeous view of town. Too bad that I missed meeting you in Tallinn!

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