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Tallinn, Estonia

Old Town Tallinn walk exploring, what once was two feuding medieval towns separated by a wall, Toompea (upper town) the seat of government and All-Linn (lower town) autonomous as the Hanseatic trading center filled with German, Danish and Swedish merchants who hired Estonians for menial labor.
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Short Leg Gate thru the wall between upper & lower cities still used as a ritual meeting point of the mayor & the prime minister
Short Leg Gate thru the wall between upper & lower cities still used as a ritual meeting point of the mayor & the prime minister		 Passage & Short Leg Tower into the Danish King's Garden, named so for the ruler who gave the land to the lower town in 1311
Passage & Short Leg Tower into the Danish King's Garden, named so for the ruler who gave the land to the lower town in 1311		 Looking down Lühike jalg (Short Leg) we just climbed, thru the passage
Looking down Lühike jalg (Short Leg) we just climbed, thru the passage
This area is considered Old Town’s most haunted spot, simply due to the number and persistence of reported incidents
This area is considered Old Town’s most haunted spot, simply due to the number and persistence of reported incidents		 View from Danish King's Garden across lower Old Town to the much more modern New Town of Tallinn
View from Danish King's Garden across lower Old Town to the much more modern New Town of Tallinn		 The imposing wall between upper & lower Old Town, of 46 original towers -26 are still standing
The imposing wall between upper & lower Old Town, of 46 original towers -26 are still standing
Birthplace of Danish flag- legend is Danes loosing, a white cross fell from the sky into a pool of blood spurring them to win
Birthplace of Danish flag- legend is Danes loosing, a white cross fell from the sky into a pool of blood spurring them to win 		The most widespread ghost sightings has been a monk or even several monks at once
The most widespread ghost sightings has been a monk or even several monks at once		 The monk appeared as a giant body of light, sometimes praying, sometimes forwarding messages of warning and world improvement
The monk appeared as a giant body of light, sometimes praying, sometimes forwarding messages of warning and world improvement
Three by Simson von Seakyll reference the stories and legends of the historically important area
Three by Simson von Seakyll reference the stories and legends of the historically important area		 f1 The monks are Ambrosius the Waiting Monk, Bartholomeus the Praying Monk and Claudius, the Observing Monk.jpg
f1 The monks are Ambrosius the Waiting Monk, Bartholomeus the Praying Monk and Claudius, the Observing Monk.jpg		 Breakthrough from Toompea(upper town) to Danish King's Garden in lower town
Breakthrough from Toompea(upper town) to Danish King's Garden in lower town
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