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Tallinn, May 2019

May 2019

Red tiled roofs and pale houses seen from a tower, with a market square and its stalls below and a slender tower rising beyond the roofs.

Photographs. The words come later.

An aquarium tank of small fish inside a shop, with shelves of goods and plants behind the glass.
A square beside the water with a flagpole, a road sign and street lamps, and a big wheel turning in the distance.
Roofs, towers and a spire of an old town seen from above, with trees and a tall block beyond them.
A town of red roofs and trees with a tall tower block standing beyond it.
A stone counter carrying a small hand lettered board and a wire basket of fruit, with a bar behind it.
A harbour wall with small boats moored along it.
A marina of moored yachts with a varnished wooden launch in the foreground.
A shingle beach with a distant skyline across the water.
Open water running to the horizon under cloud.
A skyline of towers across the water seen from a shore.
A shore of rounded stones meeting the water.
A stony shore with a willow and a gull on the water.
Two goldfish in a tank over green plants and gravel.
An old town street of tall houses seen from a doorway.
A street of old houses with two red flags carrying an emblem, hung from a facade.
A hillside of houses and trees above a stone wall.
A street of old houses with two no entry signs and people walking away.
A stone hall with a tower and arches and a crowd of people at its door.
An arch of stone steps and a dark wooden door.
An old town seen through a grid of iron bars in a window.
Roofs of red tiles and a tower seen from above.
A square with stalls and people seen from a tower, with roofs beyond it.
Roofs and a shore seen between two window mullions.
A square and streets seen through a window from a tower.
A passage cut through stone and lit from above, with a hand rail and a ladder.
A deep set window in a stone wall, lit from outside.
A stone building with a carved doorway and a small crest above it.
A white church tower and its spire against the sky.
A street of tall houses with people walking away and a flag of three colours.
A wall dial with a tower standing above it.
The inside of a church with rows of pews under stone arches.
A stone hall with a tower and arches seen from the square, with people at its door.
A bread bowl of meat on a dark plate with a carton beside it.
Shelves of small bottles over a shop counter with a small written board above them.
A ceramics display with a carved sign over pots and small bowls for sale.
A street of houses with people under umbrellas and a domed building at the end.
A dark shape against a stained glass window in a church.
A church wall carrying a row of ornate metal plaques.
The inside of a church, its arches, pews and hanging lights.
A church aisle with its hanging lights and the altar beyond.
Two silver cups with engraved inscriptions in a glass case.
A carved crucifix under glass on a display table.
A church wall of ornate metal plaques with a painted panel among them.
A carved stone slab with lettering set in a wall and a step below it.
The inside of a cafe with a painted ceiling panel, tables and a service counter.
A table by a window with a green desk lamp and a menu on it.
A burger and its garnish on a dark plate.
A long table and chairs in a room whose walls carry framed pictures and objects.
A room with blue walls, a name spelled in letters over an arch, armchairs and stools.
A bar back of shelves and bottles with two chandeliers above it.
A timber building with a covered terrace and tables outside it.
A lit doorway of a building with green painted trim and a sign beside it.
A card table with a dealer's hands, cards and chips.

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