Tallinn - beautiful city (Tallinn)

Member Name: cezzybunny

Product:	Tallinn
Date:	22/09/09 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: Not too expensive, beautiful, not too cold in the summer!

Disadvantages: None, maybe too many other tourists but you can ignore them...!

Tallinn is one of my favourite cities in the world, probably. Located in Estonia, at the top of the Baltic states, it's a beautiful city of two halves. The first half is the one which tourists flock from around to see - the Old Town. And there's a good reason why, it's a beautiful place, full of cobbled streets and soaring towers. It's a great city to go and lose yourself in as the small alleyways are as beautiful as the open squares.

The Old Town centres around the main square - Raekoja Flats, which is a great place to sit at a pavement cafe or bar and watch the world go by. Further up hill is Toompea, a kind of craggy cliff with some beautiful churches on, including the Orthodox church which is well worth a sneaky peek around. At the edge of Toompea you can get a great view over Tallinn and the sea beyond.

The other half of Tallinn is the one less seen by tourists - the concrete Soviet blocks on the outskirts of town. Still worth a visit, to remind yourself how people still live in the city.

Helsinki is located just across the bumpy stuff, and in the summer is a very easy day trip if you fancy some odd fish based foods.

There are many good cafes and restaurants in town, highly recommended is Kompressor, which does some of the best pancakes you'll get in the Baltics, trust me!

Getting to and from the airport is easy, just ask at your hotel for directions to the trolleybus, it's quick, easy, and you'll save a fortune instead of getting a taxi.

Summary: Everyone should go at least once...!