Island Holiday
An Estonian Island Spring Break Gone We always wanted to visit islands for spring break and this year we had the chance, so we took it!! In western Estonia there are a group of large islands - some of the more than 2000 islands the countries boast. For our spring break we spent our time on the large island of Saaremaa . The largest city on the island, Kuressaare was our home for the week. In addition to exploring this city, we rented a car and traveled around the island. Like many cities in northern Europe, Kuressaare has a medieval castle and old town center. The castle is very well preserved with a walled fortification system and is considered one of the best examples of a convent castles in northern Europe. It sits at the head of the Kuressaare Bay and would have been the gateway to the city through the centuries. One restaurant of note was once the weights and measures building on the market square. It provided refuge from our old town tour a few times during o