With a name like Estonia and the fact it is one of the Baltic states, I did not expect much. Well I don't know much and with a name like Estonia, and knowing that it is an East European country, you might expect a bit of a Stone age country. Or at least thats what I guy I know expected.
Anyway, Estonia *TALLIN I should say* is nothing like that. It is very modern, extremely touristy, very well paved and very well kept. You know, when I was in Russia I was begging for some sort of tourist information centre. I never found one there. Well I got my wish. But like most wishes, you have to be careful.
Tallin is way too touristy. I cannot separtate the staged from the authentic. There are 100s of stores like Esprit and Zara. Lots of English restaurants selling English breakfasts and tons of Casinos (there were tons of Casinos in Russia, BTW) and maybe a dozen topless bars. It looks alot like Oslo or another Scandinavian city, but without the high prices. In Oslo, a beer might cost you 10 dollars CDN. Here it is about 2 or 3 dollars.
Outside of one of the English Pubs and/or Casino there was a guy dressed up like an English bobby on the street. I thought about taking a picture of him, but thought that would be embarassing. So I took a picture of an English Taxi that was propped up on a stand around the corner.
When walking back towards the Bobby, there were two cars on the street that had collided. It was a very strange situation. Here you have the scene of an accident, right in front of a fake Bobby. I'm sure the fake Bobby felt a little embarrassed too. Shouldn't he, as he IS in uniform, go do something...
Anyway, this place is too much on the touristy side and I won't be here long. I'll decide tomorrow if I go to Riga in Latvia or head to Germany.
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