Woke up to miserable weather this morning - luckily it stopped to only a light drizzle for our walking tour of the old town with Katrin our guide. She provided us with some of the history of Estonia and in particular the capital city of Tallinn. She took us into tiny alleyways and shops we would not have found on our own. We came across a pharmacy that has been run by the same family since 1422 - quite amazing. Walked through the Kalev Marzipan Room to see the hand-painted marzipan figures - it was established in 1806 and was a favourite of Russian Tzars. The weather was a little brighter after lunch so we again walked round the old town to visit some of our favourite spots from our walk yesterday.
Nobody sitting outside on a dreary wet day
Hand-painted Marzipan - at a price!!
The dull weather couldn't dull the vibrant flower colours
Thursday the weather was only slightly better so we ventured to the bus terminal across the road and took a couple of local buses, one out to the seaside - people were hopping on with their fishing rods - far too cold to go swimming. The other bus went right out into the suburbs and we saw many of the traditional wooden homes that Estonia is known for.
Our time in Tallinn will shortly be coming to an end, hopefully the wet weather as well - we are off to Copenhagen tomorrow - who knows we may even run into Mary and Frederick.
Ann
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