Twisting cobblestone lanes and iron street lamps. Gothic spires and markets. This is the city’s famous Old Town and tourist central. After the Kerry, Garry, Lyndal, Sam, Jeni, and Empty Hat ketchup at dinner last night we’re off to meet some Estonian relatives at Old Town.

Old town, much quieter than a lot of other European tourist areas, at least today, exudes a “Main St. Disneyland” feel quite common for modern city tourist traps.

Old Town.

The “Eestis” now free of communism for many years will still sell you the wooden Russian dolls, with variations now for the tourists.

In Czechia they have a less friendly view of the Russian doll.

By the way as a bonus for the Karu Distillery people (now taking orders), some shots of the KARU BAAR (with 2 A’s not a typo, Eesti’s are just Lletterr huungry).

Botanical Bear.

Bear stew?

Bear menu.

Bear Baar 1.

Bear Baar 2.