Tallinn Walking tours

 I took two free walking tours today, and bought the round trip ferry tickets (17 euros) to Helsinki. 

The first one Tallinn in a Nutshell covered the most important sights in Tallinn’s Old Town, such as Nevsky Cathedral, St. Mary’s Church, Town Hall Square, Freedom Square, City Wall Towers, Danish Kings Garden, and two Viewing Platforms, while explaining the history from medieval times, through the Soviet period and to modern Estonia. It downpoured rain twice, but the participants persisted.  

Old town turned into a different place when crowded with the cruise boat tourists. I ran into a Taiwanese American group of nine people on this 48-day cruise costing only $100 per day plus taxes and tips. It sounds like a cheap and easy option, but very short stops at each city. 

The second tour was the Tales of Reval Immersion Tour that combined traditional guiding with street performance and storytelling, thus created an immersive experience into the history of Tallinn. I actually played a king who chased a dear to jump over tha cliff thus came the old city name of Tallinn: Reval: deer jump/cliff.  Another one of the kind experience.  The rest of the tour focused on the tale of the Hansa Merchants who gained freedom from the nobles with their hard working and wealth.

On my way to the supermarket to pick up more vegetables and Kali for dinner, I stoped by the Town Hall Pharmacy that Has Been in Business for Over 500 Years. I also found out that they will have special tightrope Walker performance at 6 pm on 7/7 while I will be in Helsinki!

Kali is a drink made from slightly fermented bread, tasted like a mix between a beer and a cola, with a sour-sweet taste, a natural fizz, and very low alcohol content. It's the Estonian variation of the Slavic kvass, and has since become the local answer to soda.