Tallinn is very beautiful in winter, but it's also very cold.
I went three days in Tallinn, Estonia, I did not expect this to be as well. The city is divided into two distinct parts. One is the old town of medieval type and the other in the modern city. The old town is charming, she is listed as UNESCO World Heritage site.
The day I left, I got up at 6am to catch the train to Helsinki where I took the boat to Tallinn, the sea was completely frozen, it is impressive. When I arrived in Tallinn, it was not already not hot, but it was bearable, plus the weather was beautiful, seeing the sun and blue skies, it changes the greyness of Tampere. I then took the opportunity to walk around the old town, it's not very big, but there are many things to see and it is easily lost in the streets, especially since there were not many people in Thursday. By cons, is a striking contrast with the modern city and its commercial center.
On the second day, it snowed all day, and temperatures dropped. So I decided for a museum, the Kadriorg Palace, which is two kilometers from the city center. I had to take a tram, unfortunately there will not directly and I went the wrong way on foot, in the cold with the wind coming from the front. After a while I backed down, even asking my way I had trouble, people do not speak English. Finally, I found it, but I was disappointed, except for the exterior and some parts inside, there's nothing to see.
What I did not know is that there is a much more interesting museum a little further away, I'm gone the next day. It had stopped snowing, but temperatures were still lower than the previous day (around -18 ° C) but the wind was unbearable, especially when waiting for 20 minutes a tram does not come ... Finally, I ' I took another tram and I had to deal with the headwind to the museum KUMU it at least worth it. The works are very diverse: sculptures, Estonian classical art, modern art, contemporary art.
The return to Tampere has not been easy either, with the boat arrived 40 minutes late, the train was not heated and arrived with 20 minutes late. So I get to Tampere at midnight least ten, which makes me miss ten minutes of the last bus at the normal rate, with an outside temperature of -20 ° C and a wind chill of -36 ° C (very windy) I thought that I would not resist.
In conclusion, Tallinn is very beautiful in winter, but it must be just as beautiful in summer and especially enjoyable.
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