2011-06-17 Tallinn, Estonia

Today we stopped in Tallinn, Estonia. A shuttle bus took us to the Kanuti Garden and entrance to Old Town (Vanalinn). Kiyomi took one look at the "garden", saw it was just a small park with a flowerbed and fountain, so we walked through it into the town, along the cobblestone streets and up to the Toompea area overlooking the town with a very nice panorama view, where the castle and several cathedrals/churches and museums are located. As we passed one of the churches, we saw a graduation ceremony had taken place, and many people, all dressed up in their finest and carrying flowers, were celebrating. The architecture here was medieval, in contrast to the new, modern part of town. We noticed that here, too, many, if not most, of the young people have cell phones, and use them frequently. We had another very enjoyable meal in the Grand Dining Room, and later saw the show "Groovin", a retrospective of the music of the 60s and 70s, sung and danced by the Marina Singers and Dancers.