Three Nights in Tallinn, Estonia

 

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Kolm ööd Tallinnas, Eestis [Three Nights in Tallinn, Estonia]
Saturday, 29th June - Monday, 1st July

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North from Latvija to Eesti (Mobday, 1st July.)

Rīga to Tallinn on the bus whilst it was chucking it down. Found our hotel near the Lithuanian embassy in the Old Town and had a nice meal before watching two tight round of 16 games. The merits of CR7 as always, a bit divisive. I found it heart-warming to see the permanent protest outside the Russian embassy.

Outside our Tallinn Hotel for three nights

It was soon beer o' clock and we stopped at the "Hell Hunt" (which apparently has a double meaning... "gentle Wolf" in Estonian). After a drink, Leb went back to the hotel and left me to watch France v Belgium in the Euros.

A short walk from Hell Hunt was the Russian embassy and I was impressed to see how the Estonians were greeting it these days.

Then, I was back out to the puba to watch the Euros and Portugal defeat Slovenia.

Sightseeing Day in Tallinn (Tuesday, 2nd July.)

Day 116 ~ Sightseeing in Tallinn. Town Hall. Pharmacy. Parliamentary Buildings. Castle. Did a bit of shopping and had lunch at the hotel with a couple of Finnish people and a couple from Iraq who now live in the USA and are Trump supporters. After a most delightful relax in the afternoon I hit the town again and saw Netherlands brush past Romania at the Nimeta bar (best sports bar in Tallinn I reckon) and then watched Turkey edge past Austria 2-1 in a nailbiter supping hot wine (Glögi) and hot chocolate in the A LeCoq bar before getting back for a delicious Vana Tallinn night cap.

Day 117 ~ Rainy day in Tallinn so shopping at the Viru center (with an incredible book shop in three languages on the top floor), a nostalgic visit to the Viru hotel I first stayed in 1983 when a floor was dedicated to the KGB, a couple of nice pints in Hell Hunt (means "kind wolf" in Estonian), a visit to the Ukrainian store and then a little fine dinning at Old Hansa. I had the duck, Leb the seafood salad... both delicious and washed down with a lovely spicy ale followed by a couple of glasses of glögi.

Day 118 ~ Hüvasti Eesti, Labas dar karta, Lietuva. Brekkie at the hotel, half hour walk to the bus station, then an eight hour bus ride from Tallinn to Vilnius. Settled into our 51st accommodation venue. Very nice place near the Old City Gate. Looking forward to Lithuanian song and dance and food and beer as well as the Euro quarter finals (not sure how I'm going to fit it all in - will be a hectic weekend.) Hopefully will wake up to good news in the UK.

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