Tallinn Tourist

My husband Tom had to leave Tallinn on Saturday.  I hated to see him go, but it was time for him to get back home to his job and our dogs.   We had such a great time during his visit!   We went to the Kadriorg area of Tallinn and saw the palace of Peter the Great, the Kumu art museum, Kadriog park and the Russalka Monument.

And we discovered a great Mexican restaurant (Cantina Carramba) in the area near the park...who would think you would find good Mexican food in Estonia of all places?  (I have found from previous experience that ethnic food is not always done well here.) 

After lunch, we went for a walk on the beach.  We are from Florida so it was kind of funny for us to be at the beach here.  The water was not warm of course...but there were some beautiful swans that were the biggest swans I have ever seen...they had to be half my height when they stood up! On Tom's final night, we went to dinner at Olde Hansa (a totally tourist place, but you have to do it).  It is in an old building in Old Town that is done up like a merchant's home. The food was better than I had expected but the place is more about the atmosphere.  After dinner, we took the tram by the Äripäev building where I work.  He really enjoyed his trip to Tallinn and I loved being able to share some of my experiences with him.   It was fun to be a tourist this week!

I had a phone meeting last week with Anders, Karmo and the MDs from each of the countries.  We are trying to create a better priority list for Central Development, and I think this meeting was a good first step.  I have a meeting later this week with some of the editorial group from Äripäev to discuss some of the things we have tried on our sites in the U.S.   

I had a little surprise on the way to work this morning...a gentleman in my building held the door for me then started talking to me...just talking away, which is very surprising here (people don't just start talking to you on the street).  As it turns out, he is Estonian but lived in Australia for many years.  I am finding this to be the case: Estonians who have been abroad tend to be friendlier to strangers.     

Looking forward to a trip to Stockholm this weekend!