Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love living vicariously through your travels and meals.? You show some amazing places and show it well.? What is the significance of the red straps/ribbons in your anti-Russian posters photos? I taught a few years with a lady who was from Estonia.? She had some stories. Aram On 6/8/2024 11:26:52, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > At the end of May, I visited Estonia?s capital Tallinn for the first time. > I was a work trip, but I had enough time to explore the city. Estonia is a > small country but it has a rich history, and a connection to my country > Denmark?our flag, Dannebrog, supposedly fell from heaven in 1219 during a > battle just outside Tallinn. More recently, Estonia has suffered in the > 20th century, having to fight for independence from Russia after World War > I, then being occupied by the Russians for four decades after World War > II. But today it is a modern, prosperous country, member of the EU and > NATO, one of the world?s most advanced digital economies. At the same > time, the medieval centre of Tallinn is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, > providing for a wonderful blend of old and new. As usual, I also visited a > contemporary art museum, conveniently located close to my hotel. A rather > large gallery from a wonderful place is here: > > https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Tallinn-May-2024 > > And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > -- Aram Langhans (Semi) Retired Science Teacher & Unemployed photographer ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson