Finally, I've found it a new sport. A new adventure. Granted they have all the regulars, Kayaking, hiking, skiing, beach resorts, etc. But a new sport/adventure arises. Invented here it is relatively new, it requires little skill....
well unless you get competitive... it can require great skill.
the smaller the swing, the easier it is. the current records is at about 21 feet. WHEEEE
This place like most.. well all, goes way back. But unlike well say the USA, you can trace the inhabitants waaay back. In fact the first inhabitants started setting up shop as soon as the ice melted.. after the ICE AGE.
We are talking 11,000 to 13,000 years ago. So don't be surprised to find historical monuments, castles, forts, etc of all ages scattered all around.
On one of my hikes I found myself at a beautiful little pond. But this is not just any little pond. It is a meteor crater. This land has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world. They are everywhere, how wild is that?
After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, These people finally attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Free at Last!
Have you ever heard 18 000 voices singing at once? This emotional experience can be felt during the countries Song Festival, which occurs once every five years in the capital. Once in five years, tens of thousands of people gather in the summertime to take part in the Song and Dance Festival.
Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, they has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
There are many rivers and many waterfalls here, I can take a drive along the coast or a hike or a bike ride, and see some of the most beautiful sights imaginable. It is sometimes hard to establish uniqueness for countries in Europe, the culture, the history, the beauty. But it is the people who make it their own. It is a unique experience just to experience the uniqueness they provide.
Estonia
ReplyDelete1. The Estonian language is most closely related to Finish.
ReplyDelete2. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, an Estonian POLITICAL SCIENTIST at a US Institution helped draft the constitution.
3. There is a large minority ethnic population of Russians.
4. They have the worst relationship with Russia out of all other former Soviet republics.
Estonia.
ReplyDelete-Estonia’s coastline has hundreds of deserted beaches. Even in the height of summer you can find private space for yourself (skinny dipping baby!)
ReplyDelete-In Soomaa National Park, in spring, if the snow thaws fast enough then a natural phenomenon occurs: the whole area floods and people have to travel around by boat.
-Roads are traffic jam free (I'm moving there!)
LATVIA~~~
ReplyDeleteLatvian folksongs, or 'Dainas', have a centuries old history and is estimated that over 1.2 million exist - making Latvian oral tradition one of the richest in the world. Dainas are characteristically made up of quatrains, or four-lined stanzas, and their topic usually include philosophies on life, love and the world order and the important rites of passage surrounding birth, marriage and death.
They are assigned to the Helsinki Finland Temple which was dedicated Oct 2006
In June 2002 the Lithuania Vilnius Mission was changed to the Baltic Mission.
PS-- this is motab and mustang sally.... FYI