We got one of our three hours back overnight which was nice! The ship docked at 8:00 and we took a walking tour of the old medieval town of Tallin, Estonia. If the city skyline and central square look familiar it’s because the city was used as a mock-up for the palace city in the Shrek movies. Jo & I took in several sites as photo stops, although none are world renowned this is a place we’d both like to see again when we have more time to enjoy it. The old town is surrounded by a brick wall and is a maze of corridors and cobblestone streets leading to a wide open city centre. Throughout its history Tallin has been under German, Finnish & Russian rule gaining it’s independence in 1991 and was a catalyst for the fall of the old Soviet Union. You’ll see photos from inside the “domed church” where families Coats of Arms are displayed. These where carved from wood, adorned with jewels and hung in the church when the last of each family was killed off by the Russians. As much as 40% of the population was deported to Siberia during Soviet rule. It’s nice to see the city thriving (as a modern city surrounds old town Tallin) while it honors its roots and history. As we walked out of town back to the ship we passed a section of handicrafts (amazing hand sewn clothing goods). We left town by the round gate called “Stout Margaret” where we saw a lady walking a long haired dachshund so of course I approached her and got a picture! We discovered a treat while walking around Tallin, cinnamon and sugar coated almonds, cooked right before your eyes. Luckily for us they had a stand set-up on the pier and we got another bag before boarding, the seal on the bag said “In Almonds We Trust”, how can you argue with that logic?
Once we got on board we went to the dining room to check out the menu and well, YUCK! We were lucky enough to get one of the last two reservations to the “Supper Club” where five course gourmet meals are served. While it does cost $30 a plate the quality of food would cost you five times that in LaLa land. Check out the pictures, awesome presentation and tastes as good as it looks. We had filet with lobster tail as main courses. The appetizers were incredible as well, jumbo shrimp cocktails topped with avocado, French onion soup, lobster bisque and beautiful salads. Desserts were as tasty as they looked as well…yum yum, anyway after two days of “dog food” in Russia it sure was nice to eat a meal of this caliber.
Musical vibe for the Chapter: Counting Crows: “Perfect Blue Buildings”
Towel Fun: Rabbit
Once we got on board we went to the dining room to check out the menu and well, YUCK! We were lucky enough to get one of the last two reservations to the “Supper Club” where five course gourmet meals are served. While it does cost $30 a plate the quality of food would cost you five times that in LaLa land. Check out the pictures, awesome presentation and tastes as good as it looks. We had filet with lobster tail as main courses. The appetizers were incredible as well, jumbo shrimp cocktails topped with avocado, French onion soup, lobster bisque and beautiful salads. Desserts were as tasty as they looked as well…yum yum, anyway after two days of “dog food” in Russia it sure was nice to eat a meal of this caliber.
Musical vibe for the Chapter: Counting Crows: “Perfect Blue Buildings”
Towel Fun: Rabbit
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