Tallinn, Eesti

On Monday, I took a day trip to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia (Eesti) on the Linda Line cruise ship.  I traveled in "Linda class" aka business class and though the journey only took an hour and a half, I was served a coffee/tea, Coke/Pepsi/Sprite, beer/cider/wine, and a snack.  All at the same time.  And all at 8:00am.  The cider went into my backpack to enjoy at a later time.  Normally, I would have traveled in "tourist class" but there was a special deal and I enjoyed the cheaper and fancier Linda class even though it wasn't as exciting as the time I was upgraded to first class for free from Stockholm to Chicago. 

Linda Class

My first impression of Estonia was confusion.  All I could see was a big, rectangle, unattractive concrete building and a big set of concrete stairs that seemed to have no clear destination.

Tallinn Harbor

After finding the tourist info center and procuring more than enough maps, I spent most of the day in Tallinn's beautiful old town -- walking up cobblestone paths, following the herds of tourists, wandering in and out of souvenir ships, and avoiding the "Oh La La" jewelry store girls passing out fliers.

Tallinn

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Knitter and sleeper

The day quickly came to an end and it was back on the boat and to Linda class, where I received another coffee/tea, Coke/Pepsi/Sprite, beer/cider/wine, and a snack to sustain me on my return to Helsinki.