In sommige blogartikelen schrijven we over de geschiedenis van een land, maar in Estland is dit niet mogelijk, deze republiek werd geboren uit de Sovjet Unie in 1991. Het land wordt in augustus slechts 22 jaar oud maar dit is zeker niet het geval voor de gebouwen. De historische stad van Tallinn is echt oud met huizen en kerken daterende uit de 13de eeuw. Een mooi voorbeeld zijn de “drie zusters”, 3 huizen aan elkaar verbonden van meer als 600 jaar oud. De hoofdstad is opgesplitst in een modern en historisch gedeelte. Vele van de verdedigingsmuren en torens zijn nog steeds intact en de wegen zijn in bijna allemaal gemaakt uit keikoppen of individuele stenen. We hebben de indruk dat de bevolking teruggetrokken is, argwanend en een hard leven heeft. De overheid probeert te investeren in het imago van Tallinn door de restauratie van monumenten, organisatie van evenementen en het aanleggen van parken. Een goed initiatief, want de economie groeit duidelijk met de komst van vele toeristen. Het land dient nog echter te werken aan openheid, overal op straat staan ongelooflijk veel camera's en op de meeste plaatsen is het niet toegelaten foto’s te nemen..
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looks very colourful and interesting, I would love to visit myself one day...
ReplyDeleteTallin is very beautiful town. It is the nearist town where we can find the old-town, and many finish people travel there a lot.
ReplyDeleteYour fotos are again beautifull.
Greetings
orvokki
I like the flowers....
ReplyDeleteI wish I can visit Euro... specially during Euro 2012 is going on xD
ReplyDeleteMooie foto's en altijd goede info.
ReplyDeleteGroet, Joop
vertel me eens even waar jullie nog niet zijn geweest?....hahaha
Although young in history, it certainly has stunning long time standing buildings, of great design! I like the sign hung over the door, nicely printed!
ReplyDeleteWonderful place! I've always wanted to visit. Thanks for showing us around!
ReplyDeleteAlweer een supermooie, verzorgde stad, Filip !
ReplyDeleteLie(f)s.
Lots of REALLY good pictures!!! They need to lighten up. If they do not allow pictures, tourists will not come. No one wants to go on a vacation where they can't take pictures. They need to realize that tourism will bring in lots of money. But maybe they just don't care and value their secrecy more than anything. That is a shame, since there are so many awesome things to show off there.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting little?? restaurant??, the third from the last photo... almost looks as if it is in a cave. Also very interesting houses, and 600 years old. They definitely do not build houses in Texas that would last 600 years. Pretty amazing and they still look great. Estonia looks lovely and filled with history even though it is a young country.
ReplyDeleteImpressive place and your pictures are wonderful!I like the overview of the citz and the last one is pure artwork, congrats!
ReplyDeleteLeia
_The country still has to work on openness; surveillance cameras are everywhere in the streets and you are not allowed to take pictures in most places._
ReplyDeleteVery misleading! I'm a native Tallinner and I am aware of only one place where taking pictures is not allowed - inside the Russian orthodox church in Old Town. While Estonian people are rather reserved and introvert, as are most people from the north, I do believe we are quite open to different views, ideas and beliefs.
Dear native Tallinner,
DeleteThank you for your comments. I wrote about the impression I had when visiting your beautiful city. It was my intention to trigger an initiative from people of Tallinn to improve this and receive even more tourists in the future. I regret to read that you find it "very misleading". I think we all see things from our own perspective.
Places I went to were we could not take any pictures: Axelandr Nevsky Cathedral (as you mentioned), Cathedral of Saint Mery the Virgin, shop in Rahukothu street, shop in Pikkjalg street, major shopping centre on Sadama). Most shops display typical Estonian items and give an impression of the country. A pity you are not allowed to use your camera to get an impression.
I am posting this openly because I don't have your email on your comment. You probably have it on "no reply settings".
I wish you all the best and be proud to live in such a beautiful historical town.
Kind regards,
Filip Demuinck
Nice blog, but I just wanted to add that:
ReplyDeleteI think it is misleading to say "we write about the history of a country but this is not possible in Estonia, it is a new republic born out of the Soviet Union in 1991".
Estonia didn't born out of the USSR, it was occupied for some time. Estonia declared indipendence in 1918. I know what you mean but you make it sound like there was no Estonia before - you can start talking about its history starting from the end of the last ice age when estonians' ancestors arrived there.
and "you are not allowed to take pictures in most places"? Sounds like North-Korea. I don't know any public place where it is forbidden (expect museums).
Huh, I hope I didn't sound like some estonian who is having a hard life :D. Anyway - it is very interesting to read your honest impressions about different countries and places.
Best wishes,
Marten