A Tour of Old Town

When we landed yesterday around noon it was overcast and probably only 60 degrees out - looks like our visits to the beaches might not pan out exactly as expected. We decided against napping and powered through a day of site seeing in old town - which dates back to the 14th century and is still surrounded by much of the original defensive wall.

Wandering the winding cobblestone streets took us past numerous churches, cafes, hotels, and souvenir shops. In all honesty we both felt a little like we were walking around Epcot Center with the only locals present dressed in medieval gear working stands along the street sides. (Slightly reminiscent of Sienna for those of you who have been there.) Given that Tallinn is home to almost half of Estonia's population and it took us only about 4 hours to wander every street in Old Town, we have to assume that most of the non-tourist activity is outside the walls.

Too tired to venture out, we had our first authentic Estonian dinner. Well, the food was authentic, odd church like music played throughout the candlelit restaurant which was supposed to set a medieval atmosphere (no jousting???). The wait staff were all dressed in traditional clothes and served us a feast of wild boar, sour kraut, hearing, salmon, onion jam, berries, and some cheese like substance. Think we made it until 9pm before passing out.