We got up early and went to Toompea hill. At 7:33 the flag was raised on Tall Herman. Then we went into the courtyard of parliament and listened to some speeches in Estonian. It was shoulder to shoulder, lots of
flags, uniforms, students wearing university caps, young and old. After a nap we went to Vabaduse Valjak, Freedom Square, and saw a lot of soldiers and military vehicles on parade. Two French Mirage jets flew over. A band was playing. More speeches. It was actually a great event.Two college age girls overheard us talking and asked if we
were Americans.
They both go to UConn, doing a semester abroad, one in France, one in Germany. We saw them twice more today; it's a small city for a capital.
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