Next stop: Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia:
Pikk Street in Old Town, Tallinn
When you stroll along the Long street (Pikk = long in Estonian) you quickly understand why the old town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old buildings are well preserved and many are just brimming with historical significance. A global city, Tallinn is also listed as one of the top 10 digital cities in the world! Who would have guessed?
Estonian National Opera
As it just happened while we were passing through town looking for an Estonian Hacker space, the National Opera was celebrating it’s 109th season with a three day festival.
Festival Highlights
Among other things, the opera theater costume department was selling some of their unused stock. Many costumed characters were hanging about, some performing skits, playing music and singing. We never found the hacker space, but we did stop for lunch at a cafe on the way back to the ship. We had some Russian style meat pie and Coca Cola served in small 290 ml bottles.
Hell Hunt and Old German Club
When in Tallinn one must at least go into the Hell Hunt just to check it out. It’s Estonia’s first pub. Click here for the Hell Hunt location website and watch the silly video of some guy walking down Pikk Street past the German Club and into the Hell Hunt Pub. The Old German Club is also called the Hall of the Black Heads Society at #26 Pikk.