What can we say, other than that we’ve been to Tallinn, Estonia, and have had … well, a glimpse of a rich history. Only a glimpse, as I had to work a bit (the reason for going), as did T (her work was merely bad timing: an editorial letter arrived the day before we left, so she had hundreds of pages of edits to do on her most recently sold manuscript).
Aside from the work, though, we did have Friday and half of Saturday, and we took advantage of the sunny days to see as much as was humanly possible!
Of course, we also took the time to visit with Pille, and to have a nice lunch at Troika. On the menu were a vegetarian Borscht (just leave out the critter bits, basically), salted pickles (eaten with honey and sour cream), bread and onions, and mushroom soup with dumplings. All were delicious, and were quite in line with our appetites, which were quite wiped out from travel and eating meals on the company’s dime.
There are no pictures, but the previous evening’s meal was had at Restaurant Kadriorg, located near the park and palace of Kadriorg. We were treated by the office manager, so I had no idea what things cost … until looking at the menu (basically, to get $US, divide Estonian Kroon by 10 – so EEK $100 would be US $10, which would be UK £5). It was fairly good food, but I’m glad that the company paid – I can’t say that I’d have been as pleased with it if it were coming out of my pocket! (No, that’s not a recommendation for the restaurant, at all.)
Next time*, we’ll plan things a bit better as far as seeing things and where to eat. For now, though, we’ve just come back only to be off again – this time for three days in the Scottish Highlands. So, no doubt we’ll have more tales of interesting food, but it’ll likely be a wee while before we’re up to creative cooking.
* If there is a next time in Tallinn – the company I’m consulting with acquired a smaller company which had offices all over the Baltic, so next time could be Riga, St. Petersburg, or Odessa. We’ll see. While it’d be nice to go back, it’d also be nice to just travel somewhere radically new … and, frankly, we’ll be happy no matter where we go. That’s part of why we’re here, after all!
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