This morning we made
the mistake of going to the ferry 'cafe' for breakfast. We all got
the 'omelette', which, I'm fairly certain, was actually scrambled
powdered egg. Despite the addition of copious amount of salt and
pepper, none of us managed to force down more than half of our
allotted portions, and we were soon back in our cabin preparing for
our day ashore in Tallinn.
Passport control was
packed, but Kate spotted an EU-only queue at the end of the room and
we sailed straight through (an indication of how many of the ferry
passengers were Russian). The port in Tallinn is conveniently located
adjacent to the old town, and it wasn't long before we were wandering
cobbled streets admiring lovely old buildings (and I was indulging my
fetish for photographing old doors). We visited Tallinn many
years ago – when Sarah was about a year old – and as we meandered
about we came across the restaurant where she first ate sushi.
We stopped for
coffee and wi fi, taking the opportunity to pay our removalists, and
then started the hunt for somewhere to have lunch. We settled on a
place called Rataskaevu 16 (its address) and were quickly reassured
that we had chosen well. The décor was lovely – walls papered in
places with musical scores, a large glass-covered hole in the
bathroom offering a view into the building's ancient foundations –
and the food good and cheap. And our waitress was endearingly
enthusiastic – she wrote sweet notes on our serviettes and when
Sarah said how much she liked her pendant, she even offered to take
it off and give it to her.
We then set about
buying some more bits to have for dinner in our cabin – after the
breakfast fiasco there was no way we were going to make the mistake
of eating in any of the ferry's establishments again – and made our
way back down to the port.
Nice cabins :)
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