Norway 2012
Tallinn Town Hall. On the
way from Poland to Norway, my wife and I visited Estonia
We traveled by car and we
had to take a morning ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
Tallinn's Old Town is in
the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Walking around by night
was very special
Road leading up to Toompea
Hill, where Danish aristocracy built a castle in XIII century
Part of the city wall
Only half of the people
living in Tallinn speak Estonian as their native language
The other half speak
Russian. Until 1991 Estonia was part of the Soviet Union
Old town seen from Toompea
Hill
People come to this
viewpoint all night, many of them drinking, of course
In the morning, people
going to work mixed with people going home after a night out
Orthodox Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral, built when Estonia was part of Russian
Empire
St Mary's Cathedral, the
oldest church in Tallinn. Originally Roman Catholic but now Lutheran
If you use Skype, it's one
of the best-known start-ups originating from Tallinn
Estonian Restaurant.
Tallinn is a popular destination for tourists and cruise ships
Tallinn is only 80km or 2
hour ferry ride from Helsinki
400 years ago, the tallest
building in the world used to be in Tallinn
Viru Gate, entrance to the
Old Town. One of the most beautiful I have seen