HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR SCANDINAVIA TOUR: TALLINN, ESTONIA IN 2 DAYS

Greetings, my dear readers.  Trust you are well.

Today we are in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, one of the Baltic republics of the former USSR.  We arrived in the early afternoon by catching a ferry from Helsinki.  

If you just joined us or just missed my previous posts about this Scandinavian Adventure, here is the link.

The ferry ride was very pleasant.  The boat that belongs to Tallink Silja Line flotilla was extremely comfortable, clean and very spacious.  It was divided into multiple sitting and entertaining areas with big comfortable chairs, tables, docks for your phones and laptops.  There was plenty room for everyone so you don't feel claustrophobic or squashed.  As we settled in into big comfortable chairs, my husband reached into his pocket to get his mobile phone to charge when he realised that he left behind it the hotel😰 and so it was left for me to bring it back.

For the next few hours, while other passengers were having a good time, enjoying their food, drinks and  a view of the coast sailing by, I was on the phone with hotel's reception.  I explained to them what had happened and asked them if they could go to our room and find it and I would call them back in 30 minutes.  When I called them back, they said that couldn't find it.  Turned out, he left it in the bathroom.  After another 30 agonising minutes I called again and this time they had it.  I then asked them to arrange a courier and send it to our next destination, ie Tallinn where we were going to stay for two days.  Unfortunately, the hotel does not deal with the couriers and it was up to me to arrange the pick up and the delivery with the courier company.  

By that time, we crossed the Gulf of Finland and were docking in Tallinn's harbour.  Once we disembarked, we got a cab that took us to our hotel.  The Nordic Visitor has booked us into Radisson Collection, a comfortable and very stylish hotel near Tallinn's charming Old Town.