Camp Harrison-Helin including grandpa Keith boarded the ‘MS Baltic Queen’ last Saturday afternoon, excited as ever and ready for an awesome 40 hour cruise across the Baltic Sea to Tallinn, Estonia. Grandpa had never been on a cruise ship before so he was a bit gobsmacked by the size of it and all the different entertainment options that were available.
We dropped off our stuff in our 10 square meter cabin (yes, 3 adults and 2 kids can actually fit semi-comfortably in such a cramped space) and headed up to the buffet for a feast. And what a feast it was! Those buffets are deadly!
It’s really lovely to be able to just sit down and enjoy a meal whilst cruising slowly through the archipelago and enjoy the view over a glass of wine. After dinner, there was live music and an Aladdin-show in the ‘Starlight Palace’ theatre and the night went on. Some of us went to bed, some stayed out for a bit more entertainment in the disco, piano bar, karaoke, cigar club, and whatnot. Good times! When we woke up, we were almost in Tallinn.
We headed up to the Old Town in Tallinn, which was only a short walk away, and scoured the streets for an open restaurant. We were starving! After a lot of asking and seaching, we managed to get a bite to eat. Wasn’t easy to find a decent restaurant that was open before noon, that’s for sure! The Old Town was beautiful and a bit ugly at the same time and we had a nice time just strolling around, looking at its unique old buildings and taking pictures.
A few of hours later, we were back on the ship and ready to sail back home again. Tallinn is well worth a visit and going there on a cruise is cheap, easy, effortless and fun!
(Oh, and I mentioned before that our blog was full and that no more pictures could be uploaded. Well, I managed to squeeze in a few more somehow, but now it’s definitely full!)
 |
| Steaming out on the Baltic Sea |
 |
| A cowboy on deck? |
 |
| 3 generations of Harrisons |
 |
| Morfar enjoying the fresh ocean air |
 |
| Ethan had a blast on deck! |
 |
| And Hudson had a blast in the kids play room |
 |
| Entrance to the Old Town through the city wall |
 |
| Two hundred and something steps up to the view point - No thanks! |
 |
| There were plenty of beautiful churches of all shapes and sizes in Tallinn |
 |
| Trying out head gear at the market |
 |
| A city wall turret and a church spire |
 |
| An old clock that we saw in the tourist brochure on the boat. Must be a landmark. |
 |
| "Aaand pose!" |
 |
| Another Peter-church! |
 |
| Street vendors |
 |
| Market in the Old Town main square |
 |
| 'The Broken Link' - Memorial for the 852 people who died in the 'Estonia' ferry disaster |
 |
| The light in the memorial park was perfect, so we decided to snap some family photos |
 |
| Outside the 'Life in Soviet' exhibition - a typical Soviet Lada car in mint condition. |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hey, don't be shy... drop us a line!