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| Entering Old Town |
[These last few posts of the cruise were written as we sailed back to Amsterdam. We now continue on Tuesday, July 5, returning from our two days in Russia...]
Our next stop was Tallinn, Estonia. Unlike many of the earlier stops, the Old Town -- one of the most beautifully preserved in Europe, we're told -- was but a short walk from the port. While we'd arrived very early, we did manage to find some coffee in the sleepy Town Hall Square, right in the impressive hall itself. (Which was a good thing, as it was a bit chilly.)
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| Town Hall, in the square of the same name |
The highlight of the day was an archery contest we stumbled upon: Tea did well initially, as did I -- so long as you count perfectly lining the arrows up along the left-hand edge of the target as "well" -- but the star of the show was Stephen, who nearly doubled the top scores on the leader board with back-to-back 43s. We left with a nice bottle of Estonian wine, Canada dominating the standings.
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| Apparently I need rebalancing |
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| Take that, Pepe! |
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| Old Hansa |
Archery works up a good appetite, so it was lucky that
Alla had recommended a traditional restaurant, in the medieval style, right off Town Hall Square:
Old Hansa was even better than we'd hoped, serving all sorts of interesting meats like bear, elk and wild boar, as well as their own beer, flavoured with honey or strong herbs.
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| Ketikoerad |
We finished the afternoon with a spontaneous rock 'n' roll show near the pier -- the band was
Ketikoerad, and they played a mean
Born To Be Wild -- a bottle of the local porter from
Saku in hand.
Up next: Copenhagen, Denmark
Check out
our Picasa album for more pictures from the day.
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