The rain had washed away the snow and we awoke to a drizzly morning in Tallinn. We took our time getting ready, on account of the 9:30am sunrise, and then headed out into the day. We found the Occupation Museum, which documented the turbulent Estonian history. It was quite sombre and eye-opening reading about the atrocities suffered by people throughout the last 70years. We spent about an hour here before going off in search of lunch.

A quick stop in the Christmas Markets saw Irene go a little beany-crazy. She found 5 sparkly ones that she just could not decide between…what the hell, we’re on holidays….she just got them all!

We found the Golden Piglet, a quirky little restaurant in the old town serving traditional Estonian cuisine. We started off by ordering crispy pigs ear with garlic sauce for the table and some soup: Michele had a sauerkraut and pork soup, Irene had creamy pea soup with smoked pork, and Scott had pumpkin and vegetable soup with smoked cheese….a clear winner. For main course Teresa had an amazing crispy pork shank with mustard and Scott had pork roast with sauerkraut. We washed down lunch with Estonian beer, pepper vodka and local liqueur called vana. Irene and Scott also tried a traditional dessert drink called Kama, which is a milled flour blend (a bit like a really smooth porridge) served with berries.

We picked up supplies at the supermarket and then went home for another quiet night in. In this country we can actually watch tv in English and the WiFi is good. Tomorrow, Poland! Head ööd!