A couple more days under our belt and we can't believe how much fun this all is! I am getting braver about trying out a few words in Estonian, which usually ends up in a conversation in English, probably because my pronouciation is so awful. But I figure that I can either be an ignorant tourist that expects everyone to speak English, or a silly tourist that tries. Really it is ten to one.
Yesterday we decided it would be fun to walk all the way around the Old Town wall. The wall surrounds the original city built in the 1300s. If we had walked fast we could probably have done it in 40 min, but we went slowly and looked through shops...it was very fun! So many hidden stone walkways and shops full of artisans blowing glass or quilting or making silver jewelry.
Today we braved the transit system and went out to the Kumu Art Museum. The building itself is pretty spectacular, built just a couple years ago. The art was interesting...I don't think that I am smart enough to understand most art. They had a big display of photography depicting daily life in turn of the centry Estonia and Lithuania. That was really interesting. It gave a bit more of the traditional culture and dress.
Then we walked along the ocean and saw a big war memorial that the Soviets put up for the soldiers that died in World War II. It was interesting to see a memorial from the other side's perspective.
Tonight we are going to go to dinner at a Medieval resteraunt! Apparently they perfom a sword fight everynight at 8, followed by Oriental Dancers. We thought it sounded like fun...and who can pass up a sword fight?