Tallinn in Photos
I’ve enjoyed creating these photography-centric posts to cap off my experience in each capital.
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September 10, 2019
Maarjamäe
Tallinn’s Maarjamäe district really packs a wallop: historically, architecturally and emotionally.
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September 6, 2019
Rocca al Mare
I know that you’re thinking I probably mixed up my post titles as Rocca al Mare sounds more like a city along the Amalfi Coast
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September 3, 2019
Street art in Telliskivi
Telliskivi & EKKM: Tallinn’s too cool for you
You’re walking down the street in a foreign city and the tell-tale signs of danger begin to appear
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August 30, 2019
Staring down to the ground at the Tallinna Teletorn (Tallinn TV Tower)
Kloostrimetsa
Before we talk about Kloostrimetsa, now is as good a time as any to discuss the public transportation system in Tallinn.
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August 27, 2019
Kadriorg Palace
Kadriorg
Easily accessible from Old Town by tram or bus, Kadriorg is not only one of Tallinn’s wealthiest areas, but one of the most prosperous in all of Estonia.
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August 23, 2019
Administration Entrance at Linnahall
Occupied Estonia: Tallinn’s Soviet Past
One of the reasons I find Soviet history so fascinating is that it varies so greatly when told from different viewpoints. Estonians, Ukrainians, Georgians, Uzbeks and Tajiks (not to mention Russians) can tell wildly different tales about the events between 1917-1991 that marked the falls of both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
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August 20, 2019
Raekoja Plats (Town Hall Square)
Tallinn’s Old Town & Toompea
Talllinn’s UNESCO-protected Old Town and Toompea areas are historic, beautifully maintained and frankly the least interesting parts of the Estonia’s capital city. (This speaks more to the overall high quality of things to do and see in Tallinn than a necessary slam against Vanalinn.
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August 16, 2019