Estonia(2018)
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Our first impression of Estonia Even the roadside rest stops have good desserts and their language includes VERY long words  |
We will explore beautiful Old
Town tomorrow |
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The view from our hotel room |
Even parking lots have an artistic flair |
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Music
was the glue that united the Estonian people during the
brutal oppression of the Soviets, followed by the Nazis and then the Soviets again. The film "The Singing Revolution" describes how (1987-1992) hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches risking their lives for independence. In the face of determined opposition by the thousands of Russians who had been settled in Estonia by the Soviet Union to subjugate the native population, the people persisted and freedom was ultimately gained without the loss of a single life |
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This
concert venue is the site of an National Music Festival begun in 1869 |
This
100th Anniversal Memorial included the planting of 100 Oak Trees |
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This sculpture of a hero of the music revolution
is lovingly situated as if he is a member of the audience enjoying the concert. I believe that in spirit he still is. |
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Looking
out into the Gulf of Finland, this sculpture was originally a
memorial to an aviator who lost his life
there but has come to symbolize all who died at sea |
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