"One day in Tallinn" Tallinn County by SirRichard


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A lovely day

I visited Tallinn in 1993 in a one-day trip from Helsinki, where I was spending a weekend out of Saint Petersburg, where I was spending a month. So in fact it wasn't planned, neither Helsinki was planned. But as I was 3 days in Helsinki and Tallinn was so close, I said to myself: why not? It will never be so close again...

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... and so I took the hidrofoil, crossed the waters and spent a wonderful day in this european capital, so charming and nice...

After the URSS

I visited Tallinn just 2 years after Estonia regained its independence. There was still acertain sovietic flavour here and there, but the old city seemed definetly more "european" than sovietic...
I wonder if it has changed much after this 10 years of freedom...

  • Last visit to Tallinn County: Aug 1993
  • Intro Written Jun 9, 2003
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    Sharrie Jul 2, 2003 at 12:15 AM Report Abuse

    Distance is abstract, no? I was in Helsinki but didn't get to Tallinn more because of bureaucracy than anything... though I had not regretted staying in Helsinki. VTers there had made it a memorable trip :-)

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    kiwi Jun 27, 2003 at 12:39 AM Report Abuse

    Nice old town, I'd love to see the stone city wall and the brick houses.

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    herzog63 Jun 23, 2003 at 12:51 PM Report Abuse

    I love that opening photo! It really sets the tone for the page!! Tallinn looks so wonderful!!

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    jessicadf Jun 17, 2003 at 9:33 AM Report Abuse

    I love finding the quiet old streets in my travels. The kinds of things you find only when you're willing to walk and get lost.

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    HORSCHECK Jun 16, 2003 at 11:59 AM Report Abuse

    Brilliant start with interesting photos about this amzing city. The place has definetely changed a lot in 10 years. The construction in your opening photo wasn´t there anymore in july 2002 ... :-))

  • sabsi Jun 9, 2003 at 10:23 AM Report Abuse

    beautiful new page!

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