Tallinn in Estonia, finally and very briefly.

I needed to step foot in Tallinn. 2 years ago while staying with Neil I booked a flight to Tallinn and even research a little bit about it. Then we were not able to get a return flight so I went to Budapest instead.
The fact that I had bought a ticket to Tallinn opened up that little part of my brain and when every I thought of any backpacking trip it was there.
I managed to spend a total of maybe 30 minutes in Tallinn, but I think this will be enough for now.

So I arrive on coach from Riga, changed my lats to Estonia kron? Then rushed to the taxi as that was the only way I could figure to get the 5km from bus station to the ferry. There must be a bus that does it but I was really pushed for time.
The taxi driver was the best I had ever had in any country. Initially he was a little reluctant with his english, then when I flashed him my cash and asked him if it was enough to get to the airport he was suddenly a lot more confident.
Which terminal so you want to go to? Now this question through me, the one going to Helsinki did not count as a solid answer either. This is where the guy earned solid points though, he whipped out his cellphone and got ferry timetable for me and took me to the terminal that had the soonest departure. I gave him a nice tip as he got me there 10 minutes before the ferry left.

I walked into a deserted terminal to find a sign saying Boarding closes 15 minutes before departure. So I was in the wrong terminal and had to trek around the harbour to the next terminal before I could enjoy the ferry ride across to the vegan promised land of Helsinki. The ferry trip was actually an anticlimax, the alcohol was not cheap and the people were not drunk.