Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great set. I was especially impressed by the quality of the art both in the museum but as well the street art both official and improvised. This country is relishing its freedom. On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 1:27?PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 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 > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com