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December 18th. Estonia

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I have heard that Tallinn in Estonia has one of the best Christmas markets in Europe this year. I have never been there at Christmas time, but when my husband and I visited Tallinn last autumn, I found these babushka dolls, the biggest doll painted with the manger.

We spent only a weekend in Tallinn, but believe me, Friday till Sunday makes room for quite a lot of coffee shops.

Coffee and cakes hand in hand with the one you love.

And a nativity for my collection.

I could go again any time :-)

St.Petersbourg Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia

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Our Tallinn weekend started with a checkin at St.Petersbourg Hotel, a walk up the hill to see the roof tops of the city, and then down to a gourmet dinner at Restaurant Nevskij

Charm, smiles, atmosphere and fantastic food.
Yes, our days in Estonia started as good as it could.

Nevskij is a Russian restaurant,
then of course the obvious starter.......... deep red borsch.

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St.Petersbourg Hotel is situated in the middle of Old Town Tallinn. Its 27 rooms and suites are all decorated in the Russian merchant style, and all.....well, I never saw all, but our Junior Suite (we were upgraded from a Superior) was romantic and perfect for our weekend.
And the service superiour!

Down in the basement was another restaurant, quite different from Nevskij. We had our breakfast here. A rich farmer´s breakfast, which kept us going for hours.

And with charming writings on the walls.

All in all, St.Petersbourg Hotel turned out to be a perfect base for our Tallinn weekend.

We´ll be back........some day.

 

You can read more about our Tallinn weekend here.

Chocolaterie Josephine in Tallin

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A weekend in Tallinn, Estonia, can easily become a weekend of calories.
Well, at least if you make yourself a goal to visit the most charming cafes.

The Old Town of Tallinn, described by Tallinn Tourism as - twisting cobblestone lanes and iron street lamps. Gothic spires and medieval markets. Cappuccino and Wi-Fi.

A perfect place to walk around a weekend in late August. When the sun is shining, the temperatures are comfortable, and the crowds of cruise ship tourists not too bad.

And everywhere you find charming pubs, cafes and restaurant.

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We were leaving to go back to Norway on Sunday morning. Not long after breakfast. But we had time for a stroll, and a coffee, and was tempted by the warm, inviting atmosphere which shone out from Josephone´s open doors.

The Josephine cake was too tempting.
Too rich right after breakfast, even for a share, but who can say no to a piece of paradice on a Sunday morning?

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Chocolaterie Josephine in Tallinn, Estonia 

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Hotel St.Petersbourg in Old Town Tallinn