Day Trip to Tallinn part I - scooting along the promenade, stumbling upon Rotermann Quarter, finding Fat Margaret

Since I only had one day in Tallinn I knew I needed a game plan to cover the ground I wanted to cover efficiently. Of course there is the old town, Kalamaja, and the Creative City. But something I read of watched on YouTube mentioned the Reidi tee promenade along the waterfront. I saw that was pretty close to the ferry terminal, so I made that my first destination to check out. You can see the ferry terminal marked by the heart icon below.

Grabbed a Bolt scooter pretty close to the terminal and made my way along the promenade.

Of course early October in general is not really the best time to vist the Baltic waterfront. And the day I was there was particularly not great. Grey, cool, windy. Even so, it's easy to see how this would be a terrific place for families, joggers, bikers, et al on nicer days.

(Whenever I see these little playground animal rides I smile. One of my favorite pictures is from the time I convinced Judy to pose on what I think was a squirrel in Paris.

Judy looks great, of course, but the puzzled child in the background takes the shot to another level)

Having checked out the promenade, spending a good chunk of time exploring the old town was the next priority. I pointed my scooter in the general direction of the center and stumbled upon the entrance to Rotermann Quarter. If you have less time in Tallinn than I did or just want to make better use of your time, I'd recommend pointing your scooter to Fat Margaret as a better entry point to the old town. But I found Rotermann pretty interesting. Mainly because I had no idea it existed. But also because it is quirky. Kind of a funky-chic aesthetic. Looks to be a viable entertainment district worth exploring if you're in Tallinn for multiple days.

The entry to old town from that side is a bit underwhelming. Little back parking area that needs some attention. Kind of generic (but nice) strip mall type situation.

Also passed the Beer Garden, which has pretty solid reviews, fwiw.

Soon enough there is evidence of more charming things ahead.

From here I navigated my way to Fat Margaret and then started for real my spin around the old town.

Next post will cover that stretch of the day.