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:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Tallinn-May-2024
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> And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
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> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
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> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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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