Tartu Train To Tallin

Went for the veggies at breakfast to offset the onslaught of vacation foods at least a tiny bit. It's snowing lightly and it makes me want to go ski. We take the Uber to the station to avoid the slop. It's laptop time on the WiFi in the train while glancing at the foggy cloudy whiteout scenery.

Back in Tallinn, we brave the slop and walk and it is now a familiar place, we know our way around. The hotel is of the upper end boutique type, but the price is right. We're comfy and warm and spend some time in the room resting before we set out to the Tallinn concert hall for a performance by the national symphony of Sostakovits. Violin concerto No2 and his 4th symphony which didn't premier until 25 years after it was written due to Soviet repression. The lead violinist Isabella Faust was scintillating, The 4th was over the top explosive and have me much captivating pleasure. A night to remember.Læs mere