Tallinn Old Town Initial Walk Through. Walking Tour of Old Town. – Tallinn Estonia – ECTV
hey everybody this is Eric Clark travel videos and I’m here in Talon Estonia and I just wanted to show you some of the sidewalk it’s pretty amazing and I’ll film more of it when I get a chance I got to go find a a SIM card if I possibly can if they’re cheap if they’re not cheap I’m not buying one but if it’s cheap then I’m going to I’m going to buy one so so if it’s under $4 yes if it’s more than $4 no and when you’re on a budget you got to you got to be tight so this is Oldtown Talon Estonia and it’s absolutely gorgeous and absolutely cute um and it’s got it used to be a walled City and so some of the wall is still here and some of the towers are still here and um it’s certainly is cute as hell and so look at all these little old buildings and then I’ll turn this corner and I’ll show you the the old stuff and this is right on the sea right right below Helsinki so if you know where Helsinki is is right below it um and uh so let me show you this real quick and then I’ll go the other way wow wow wow is that amazing Wow Let’s go into this Square here if I can but let me show you this little area here wow how cute is this and so if I remember right I was here about 7 years ago and this is like the main square right here wow wow wow wow is that amazing wow yeah beautiful he’s filming me and I’m filming [Laughter] him look at these buildings over here wow wow okay well let me walk through the towers and then I’ll go get the SIM card and uh and then we’ll see about getting a SIM card and then I have to go to a grocer groc store and get some food so the the place um wants like $25 for breakfast that’s crazy what a beautiful place huh wow wow and the guy giv samples of something uh no I’m not interested and little cute outfits are cute and I think there’s a McDonald’s down here so I’ll be able to chest the the two pickle rule there’s lots of different languages here oh and who’s the guy in the hooded mask he’s a [Laughter] killer interesting wow oh and you can see the towers down there and the guy wrote on the map the the kiosk place sells SIM cards and it’s right past these things and then there’s a grocery store too so I can go and get a a beer or two and stick them in the refrigerator cuz there’s a refrigerator in the room and it has a c kle so uh I can do tea I was thinking about maybe buying some eggs and boiling eggs in the kettle is that possible I guess you could boil Top Ramen too huh and then I guess you could I wonder if you could fry an egg in a kettle you put some oil in there I guess nobody would ever be able to use it again for for boiling water but uh but my eggs would be pretty yummy is this cute I was just kidding about that everybody so don’t get all excited I’m not going to boil or fry eggs in the in the kettle I was going to get a steak now anyway that’s another story maybe ham hot ham and cheese sandwich in a kettle can you get really creative all right everybody well I’m going to stop here you can well I’ll get up here and show you the walls cuz they’re pretty spectacular so look at this wall right here that gives you an idea of the W city is that like stupendous a zing and this is part of the old walls wow wow wow all right everybody I think I’m going to leave you with that image right there and then that mall I think straight ahead of me is where I’m going for the SIM card and the grocery store is down I think that way and he said it was a Remy Remy hm H anyway we’re going to skip that word um okay very very very cool all right everybody thanks for coming along I’ll do more videos for you soon bye
Tallinn (/ˈtælɪn, ˈtɑːlɪn/)[a][5] is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 461,000 (as of 2024)[2] and administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 km (116 mi) northwest of the country’s second largest city, Tartu; however, only 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, Finland, also 320 km (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 km (190 mi) north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 km (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval.[6]
Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248;[7] however, the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years.[8] The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and north Estonia was one of the last “pagan” civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Papal-sanctioned Livonian Crusade in the 13th century.[9][6] The first recorded claim over the place was laid by Denmark after a successful raid in 1219 led by King Valdemar II, followed by a period of alternating Scandinavian and Teutonic rulers. Due to the strategic location by the sea, its medieval port became a significant trade hub, especially in the 14–16th centuries, when Tallinn grew in importance as the northernmost member city of the Hanseatic League.[6] Tallinn Old Town is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[10]
In 2012, Tallinn had the highest number of startup companies per person among all capitals and larger cities in Europe.[11] Tallinn is the birthplace of many international high-technology companies, including Skype and Wise.[12][6] The city is home to the headquarters of the European Union’s IT agency,[13] and to the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. In 2007, Tallinn was listed among the top-10 digital cities in the world,[14] and in 2022, Tallinn was listed among the top-10 “medium-sized European cities of the future”.[15]
My name is Eric Clark and I am a world traveler. I have been around the world a few times and decided to help fund my travels by sharing my videos and pictures. I have been to almost every country and would be glad to give tips and pointers. Drop me a note. = )