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Breakwater at the pier
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Flower pots at the Tallinn pier. The benches looked the same, only without the dirt and plants.
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Kadriorg Art Museum, in a baroque palace erected in the 18th century by Tsar Peter the Great.
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Tallinn Song Festival Grounds and Lighthouse. The stage, really a series of steps, holds 30,000 singers at once! The grounds can accommodate an audience of 100,000.
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At the Song Festival Grounds, a statue of Gustav Ernesaks, an Estonian composer and choir leader, and one of the driving forces behind the national song festival, as well as its general manager.
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A poster of the song festival grounds in the parking area.
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A close-up of the grounds during the song festival, held every 5 years.
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The next several photos are of Tallinn's old town.
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Town Hall Square in the Old Town.
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Tallinn Town Hall.
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View of the square from the restaurant where we had lunch.
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Posing with tourists.
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The road is closed to traffic by giant stone birds.
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Into a newer part or Tallinn
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Beer mugs for sale in a souvenir shop. I would have bought one if I thought I could get it home without breaking it!
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Back to Old Town Tallinn
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