Helsinki and Estonia

Well this weekend( Thursday to Sunday) I was in Helsinki and Tallinn Estonia. On Thursday Sirke and I took a train to Helsinki. We met up with Milija and Riisto and the kids. Then I went and hung out with some of my exchange friends. It was weird because half the group was kids through AFS and i knew none of them. We walked around and had some Ben and Jerry's( sorry dad ) and then we went our separate ways. On Friday Sirke, Milija, Riisto, Hymy, Hymy's friend and I went to Tallinn Estonia which is the capital. It is Beautiful! Half of the city is medieval. We First went to the new part of town and went to some very nice( and expensive stores) for Riisto and Milija. Then Riisto and i and the kids went to a cafe and Riisto had a beer and i a coke and the girls juice. Estonia was different for me because the drinking age is 18 but nobody cares! I got asked by Waiters if I wanted a beer wherever i went,  and me being the good exchange student I am kindly declined. After the cafe we all went to the old part of town which was the medieval part. While there we hit the gift shops and i bought some small things and I saw a guy with a sign that said " need money for beer and vodka" so I took a picture and gave him some coins because he was honest. Throughout the whole trip i saw him 4 times! So we wondered around for awhile and found a great view of the entire city then went to have dinner. We ate at a medieval restaurant where the only drinks were water, juice, beer, and wine. I had water. For my meal i had three types of sausages( bear, moose, and boar) with kraut, horseradish, and three types of jam to pair them with. Then we went to the ferry which is how we came over to. The ferry's are soo big! and they go slow on purpose turning a half hour trip into a two hour trip so you will buy stuff because they have stores on board. Then Saturday i went and hung out with some exchangers again and we watched the movie Taken 2. I wanted to see Paranormal Activity 4 but it was a good movie. I saw a preview of a scary movie called Sinister which i have to go see. Made us jump even in the previews. Then today we woke up and went to the center area and hung out. At 2 everyone left and I was alone( Sirke was at the other sisters house) and so I wandered around some stores. One of the stores I entered was a music store. As I'm looking at the Cd's i see hard rock and hip hop and Finnish music but out of no where I see Zac Brown's newest CD. I was really shocked. Anyway train ride back was boring and now I am putting stuff away, waiting for my laundry to finish so I can put it up to dry and then shower and sleep. Pictures will be coming later( I know I keep saying that but its hard to post pictures here) anyway night everybody i start school again tomorrow.