Richie Richards

Greetings all. I'm traveling to Tallinn, Estonia towards mid May. I
wonder if anyone can answers a few questions for me.

Specifically:

Does anyone recommend traveling outside of Tallinn? If so, where?

I understand that Estonian currency is not available in the US. Is the
best exchange rate commonly found at the airport?

I'm a vegetarian. Anyone know what the scene is like there?

Lastly, any recommendations with respect to the Tallinn nightlife?

Cheers,

Rob

Lennart Petersen

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    > Greetings all. I'm traveling to Tallinn, Estonia towards mid May. I
    > wonder if anyone can answers a few questions for me.
    > Specifically:
    > Does anyone recommend traveling outside of Tallinn? If so, where?
Yes, some nice cities as Tartu and Viljandi could be worth a visit.
Also Pärnu with good beaches (although May possibly isn't the best time for
a bath)
Some of the nature in Estonia is well preserved (some of it better than
elsewhere in Europe) and Lahemaa national park is something especial.
On the other hand you'll also see parts of the landscape horribly destroyed
from the nasty Soviet occupation but they're doing the best to repair those
wounds.
The city of Narva could be seen as an example of horrible Soviet
architecture.

    > I understand that Estonian currency is not available in the US. Is the
    > best exchange rate commonly found at the airport?
You'll find many exchange offices in Tallinn, there's in the rail station
and in the sea-port. Don't think there's a significant difference in
exchange rate between them but try to look out.
    > I'm a vegetarian. Anyone know what the scene is like there?
Don't know. Think the average restaurant will arrange something on request.
L.P

Gregory Morrow

Richie Richards wrote:

    > Greetings all. I'm traveling to Tallinn, Estonia towards mid May. I
    > wonder if anyone can answers a few questions for me.
    > Specifically:
    > Does anyone recommend traveling outside of Tallinn? If so, where?
    > I understand that Estonian currency is not available in the US. Is the
    > best exchange rate commonly found at the airport?
    > I'm a vegetarian. Anyone know what the scene is like there?
    > Lastly, any recommendations with respect to the Tallinn nightlife?


Check this out for some prettty good info:

http://www.inyourpocket.com/estonia/en/

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Best
Greg

Miguel Cruz

Richie Richards <[email protected]> wrote:
    > I understand that Estonian currency is not available in the US. Is the
    > best exchange rate commonly found at the airport?

Yes, at the ATM. ATMs are easy to find in Tallinn. Just make sure you use an
ATM card and not a credit card.

miguel
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Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/

Richie Richards

Thanks guys. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Cheers,

Rob

Oxygene2002

Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Estonia
http://www.smokefreeworld.com/europe.shtml#est

Louis XIV

I really liked Tartu. i'drecommend it as a nice alternative.
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    > Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Estonia
    > http://www.smokefreeworld.com/europe.shtml#est

Richie Richards

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    > Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Estonia
    > http://www.smokefreeworld.com/europe.shtml#est

It's kind of funny that you posted this link since it seems that there
are only two restaurants that are non-smoking. Yikes!

    >>Fast food chains Hesburger and McDonalds are non-smoking.

Cheers,

Rob

Tile

I just came back from tallinn

It is a very nice town with a delicious old town centre.-
there are a lot of medioeval styled restaurants
with music and shows
but in all restaurants I have been
smoking was allowed.-
by the way..
a good meal for two was about 25 eur..
with drinks ( local bier.. not so bad )
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    > [email protected] (Oxygene2002) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
    > > Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Estonia
    > > http://www.smokefreeworld.com/europe.shtml#est
    > It's kind of funny that you posted this link since it seems that there
    > are only two restaurants that are non-smoking. Yikes!
    > >>Fast food chains Hesburger and McDonalds are non-smoking.
    > Cheers,
    > Rob

Bjorn Olsson

[email protected] (Richie Richards) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
    > [email protected] (Oxygene2002) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > > Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Estonia
    > > http://www.smokefreeworld.com/europe.shtml#est
    >
    > It's kind of funny that you posted this link since it seems that there
    > are only two restaurants that are non-smoking. Yikes!

You think there are only two McDonalds in Estonia? Btw, check the
entries for, e.g., Germany on that page..

Bjorn