Category Archives: Tallinn 2011

DAY FOUR – THURSDAY 15th SEPTEMBER – EVENING I wasn’t joking when I mentioned starting the evening with some light chamber music. I’d considered a night at the Opera – but frankly the Opera House is a bit of a trek across town. Plus the words would be in Japanese or whatever language they use for opera.Continue reading “Swedish Clefs and Wartime Oompah”

DAY FOUR : Thursday 15th September I’ve managed to wake up early today – and I’ve seen something incredible. Not long after sunrise, Tallinn actually had some sunshine. It looked like a perfect day for exploring a bit of Estonia’s coastline. And then it started raining again. Fortunately, my Tour Bus ticket last for 24Continue reading “Stockmann, Aching and Waterman”

DAY THREE : Wednesday 14th September There are worse things to have named after you than a park. Much worse things, I reckon. After a lifetime of service to your country, the last thing you want to remembered for is having your name on something too small, like a memorial stone that dogs pee all overContinue reading “Time Warp Tallinn”

NIGHT TWO – TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER “Serge Gainsbourg – you might know him… he’s a famous French composer?” Greg Lami’s got a tough crowd tonight, at least when it comes to their musical knowledge. I think I’m the only customer in the Von Krahl bar who knows who Serge Gainsbourg is. Then again, I only really know himContinue reading “Your Lux In”

DAY TWO – TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER I’m not really the suspicious type. When it comes to numbers I don’t really associate 13 with being unlucky. But it’s the 13th of the month, and I appear to have landed in Tallinn during the little-known Baltic Monsoon season. The weather today has gone from bright and sunnyContinue reading “Too Wet To Woo”

MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER – NIGHT “You know, I don’t care much for real ale. I can’t stand beer that’s served warm.” It’s the kind of line that might well land a punch from me. Or at least a glare. And I’m very good at glaring. But I could forgive Bobby, as (a) it’s the firstContinue reading “A Taste of Home”

MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER – EVENING OK, I’m probably going to run out of puns about Tallinn before this blog ends, so I thought I may as well get them out of the way sooner rather than later. Tallin’s airport terminal looks like a giant Toblerone with two shoe boxes at either end, which is apt – asContinue reading “Tallin’s Got Britons”