We arrived in Tallinn on Sunday, July 19. For most of its history, Estonia has been a political football, controlled first by the Danes, the Germans and the Swedes, then by the Russians until the end of the first World War. It was independant until WW II when it came under Soviet control.
Estonia is one of the three Baltic states that gained its independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Tallinn, the capital and largest city (population 400,000) is making up for lost time after 50 years of communist rule. Although there seems to be a new restaurant, boutique or hotel for every cobble stone in the narrow, winding streets, the character of the medieval center is being preserved including it's original city wall and the 26 red-roofed watch towers.
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