Just for a laugh my wife and I have decided to spend the new year break in Tallinn, flights booked using Ryanair (convenience outweighs potential aggravation) and accommodation booked in a nice apartment I used last year so I know where we are relative to bars, restaurants, supermarket etc so all the hard work is done.
Now comes the obvious question...
Given that there may be snow around and we’re only going to be a 15 minute walk from the town centre is it worth hiring a car? Last time I was there I had the bike with me but once it was parked up behind the gates at the apartment I didn’t bother moving it because I only had 36 hours to dispose of and everything in the centre is a short walk away but is there anything that comes under the heading of ‘must see’ that isn’t walkable? Another option is public transport but previous experience in the area suggests that trains are horribly slow and I don’t have a clue about bus availability.
If there’s something that anyone can suggest that’s about an hour or so away on a good day and the weather is ok I might hire a car and lose one or two of the 6 days we’ve got away from home going further afield.
We did look at going to St Petersburg but I persuaded the wife that a trip there isn’t worth the effort if it’s only for a short time, train times for a 200 mile trip are horrendous and flights are expensive so even though cost wise we wouldn’t be worried about paying for a night there even though we’d still be paying for the apartment in Tallinn it’s best left as one for the future.
Feel free to tell me to do my own research because we’ll probably do that anyway but sometimes real life experience from people with similar interests can expose places that aren’t on the local tourist information sites.
Now comes the obvious question...
Given that there may be snow around and we’re only going to be a 15 minute walk from the town centre is it worth hiring a car? Last time I was there I had the bike with me but once it was parked up behind the gates at the apartment I didn’t bother moving it because I only had 36 hours to dispose of and everything in the centre is a short walk away but is there anything that comes under the heading of ‘must see’ that isn’t walkable? Another option is public transport but previous experience in the area suggests that trains are horribly slow and I don’t have a clue about bus availability.
If there’s something that anyone can suggest that’s about an hour or so away on a good day and the weather is ok I might hire a car and lose one or two of the 6 days we’ve got away from home going further afield.
We did look at going to St Petersburg but I persuaded the wife that a trip there isn’t worth the effort if it’s only for a short time, train times for a 200 mile trip are horrendous and flights are expensive so even though cost wise we wouldn’t be worried about paying for a night there even though we’d still be paying for the apartment in Tallinn it’s best left as one for the future.
Feel free to tell me to do my own research because we’ll probably do that anyway but sometimes real life experience from people with similar interests can expose places that aren’t on the local tourist information sites.