Colorful houses and flowers
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The main square in old Tallin
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More square
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Town hall on the square
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Concert in a monestary (click image for video)
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The medieval instrument is a hurdy gurdy (aka wheel fiddle)
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More cobblestones on a street in old Tallin
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Tourist area in Tallin
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Back to the ship (right)
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The aft pool (all pools were body temperature and we spend most of our pool time in this one)
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Tallin was the site of the sailing venu for the Moscow (1980) Olympics
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One of the two middle pools had two hot tubs
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The other middle pool had a large screen for viewing movies
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From Tallin we went to Gydnia (and bussed to Gdansk where Lech Walesa still lives modestly)
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Town Hall in Gydnia
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Colorful houses along the canal before entering the old city
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The main street of old Gdansk is dominated by the clock tower of city hall
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Again mostly restored since WWII
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A tall and narrow building
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Sculpture/fountain is of Neptune
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Tour guide (right) held a card up to try to keep us together
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The designer of this clock/calendar had his eyes put out so that he wouldn't share his design with others (naturally, he was pissed)
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The cathedral in Gdansk was adorned with Coats of Arms
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The organ in the Gdansk cathedral
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In Poland this was an working church (with pews)
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Virgin Mary
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Crucifix above the altar
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Altar area
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Stilted paraders
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The parade momentarily split our group in half
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