You're Going Where? Why?

As I write this, Katie and I are in Copenhagen on our way to Tallinn, Estonia. Why Estonia? It all started with me needing to be in China for a school trip and wanting to travel somewhere that was (kind of) en route. So Katie and I looked at a map an determined the only major country neither of us had been to that fit the criteria was Russia. Backing out what we wanted to see in Russia we realized we had extra time. Why not Estonia?

The only things we knew about Estonia until an hour ago: where it is on a map and my mom said Tallinn was "pretty" and "quaint". The plan? No plan as of yet although from what we just read in our sleep deprived state we now know that Estonia has a population of 1.3 million, is famous for Skype and Kazaa (both developed by entrepreneurs here) and has captured the world record in wife carrying. Biking and canoeing seem to come up as popular activities in most cities - along with boulder counting. (Seriously?) Water parks are apparently "all the rage" in the south and the national park is supposedly home to otters, beavers, wolves and flying squirrels. I guess if I get to go down some waterslides, witness a couple practicing for wife carrying competitions, and see a squirrel fly I will leave Estonia a happy person.