Me and a local outside souvenir shop

The Estonians have really gotten into the spirit of capitalism. Parts of the Old Town Tallinn reminded me of St. Thomas. One store led into another, led into another. The main products available that were of interest to us were amber jewelry in many colors, linen, and hand-knit clothing. Oddly enough all the amber comes from Lithuania or Latvia. The linen products were made in Estonia. And the knitwear was made locally on knitting machines. The prices for knitwear were less than half what they cost in Finland. We understand that Finns go often to Estonia to purchase alcohol and tobacco at low prices. They also had typical Russian fare-the nesting dolls and faberge style eggs and necklaces, lacquered boxes, etc. During the recent USSR takeover of Estonia they sent Russians there to live to Russify the country and sent Estonians to Siberia so there are a lot of Russia people still living there.