Well, I have seen Estonia, and it is lovely. You can still see the remains of Soviet occupation, since it ended like 15 years ago. All around them, there are new, modern buildings (like Casinos and hamburger places) going up, and Old Town is still standing in the heart of Talinn. It makes for a really interesting juxtaposition of architecture.

While in Estonia, I:
smoked a Cuban cigar
ate blood sausage
ate black pudding, which is basically just a fried blood clot
drank Estonian-style Glogg
bought too many Christmas presents
wandered around the Open Air Museum, and saw more trees in one place than I have since I got to Europe
took a shot of Estonian vodka as "medicine"
saw the most awful Estonian reality television
discovered the Estonian Christmas markets
turned on and off a light switch located inside of a kitchen cupboard

All in all, it was a very successful sort of trip. Of course, it helps to have your own Estonian tour guide, taking you around and speaking the language.


Sadly, I have no pictures of Estonia...I bought the cheapest Estonian batteries I could find, and even brand new straight out of the package my camera wouldn't even turn on, it just flashes the low battery sign. So if you ever have the chance, don't buy Estonian batteries.