I am so pleased so many "Flags of the World" cards are arriving all at once...so pleased another one to add to the many so far..Today it is the lovely card of Estonia...such a wonderful friendly place to visit.
Thank you so much Taiwi for this card exchange.
Posted Tallinn : 14 March 17 : Arrived Sydney 21 March : Traveled 7 days..so it is only zero degrees there..Oh!.. brrrrrrrrrr. too cold...Thank you again..
ESTONIA.:Tervitused Eestist ...means Greetings from Estonia..
ESTONIA has an area of some 45,339 KM2.
POPULATION of Estonia is 1,315, 944
CAPITAL CITY of Estonia is Tallinn.
UNIQUE: There are other capitals beside Tallinn, Tartu is known as the Cultural Capital , while Turi is known as the spring Capital , Parnu as the summer Capital , and Otepa as the winter Capital.
ESTONIA has the biggest collection of folk songs with written records 133,000 folk songs.
FAMOUS.: Skype : created by Estonian developers and is mainly developed in Estonia.
FAMOUS : Paul Keres.:1916-1975 was a Chess Grandmaster.100,000 people attended his funeral 10% of the population.
HISTORY : Independence day from Russia was celebrated on the 24 February 1918. Viking age the Oesetians (Ests) were known in the old norse Icelandic sagas as the Estonian Vikings first mentioned in the second century BC.
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