I've been neglecting our little neighbouring country for too long. Therefore, a free boat trip to Tallinn offered a welcomed incentive to get to know its capital Tallinn a bit better during a short summer trip. Tallinn doesn't need to be the destination only for the Finns looking for cheap alcohol as it has many attractions interesting to hipsters and others enjoying nice and atmospheric restaurants and cafés.
I surely enjoyed the sunny Saturday there just walking around the city's less beaten tourists paths (anywhere outside the old town). We enjoyed admiring the pretty wooden houses and feeling the slightly bohemian vibe of Kalamaja without any preplanned programme. The design map of Tallinn helped to orientate a bit.
Here are some Instagram moments of the day trip (sadly I didn't get any photos of the karaoke on the boat... less hipstery atmosphere...).
We had some trouble finding a café at 7am when we arrived to Tallinn, but a bit later we were getting into appropriate holiday mood with prosecco (5 EUR / glass, a bit expensive for Tallinn) at the terrace of Klaus, just next to the fish market. It has a wonderful interior decoration and friendly service (as everywhere we went). Worth a visit!
Older women were selling garden flowers at Balti jaama torg, i.e. the market of the train station.
Lunch at F-hoone, in the "funky neighbourhood" in Telliskivi. The place is full of Soviet style industrial buildings, but inside they had this very cosy and cool restaurant and some small design shops. Lunch was simple and tasty (I had bruschetta for a starter and buckwheat with mushrooms for a main course; with wine it was only 13 EUR). They offered many vegetarian dishes and, for some unknown reason, clogs for children!
After lunch, looking for some treasures at the flee market.
Dessert at Boheem Kohvik (a crêpe with cottage cheese and honey, yam!). Once again, a very nice interior with furniture that we could have bought for ourselves immediately.
I'm already looking forward to my next trip to Tallinn, for a nice combination of good and inexpensive food, trendy cafés, Estonian design and perhaps some beauty salon stuff (third of the prices in Helsinki). Tallinn made such a nice impression on me that I'm actually considering of traveling to other places in Estonia as well. Aitäh!
