We came upon Tallin’s Town Hall circuitously.

First the spire:-

Then from the square:-

The spire on this church was in a similar style to the Town Hall but its crow-stepped gables look very Scottish:-

Spire of Church of St Nicholas:-

The church:-

The onion domes of another church (to right of Church of St Nicholas in the above picture):-

Church of St Nicholas (reverse angle):-

Contrast that with more modern life. Naval ships in Tallin harbour. (MS Magellan to left.):-

Rooftop garden:-

Close-up on rooftop plants:-

Deco-ish style house. It’s mainly the rounded bay window, here:-

Civic planting:-

Just at the ship’s de-embarkation point there was an exhibition of sand sculptures, Sand Welt (Sand World):-

By Susanne Ruseler, The Netherlands:-

By Andrius Petkus, Lithuania:-

Detail:-

S S Magellan at Warnemünde. Ferry across River Warnow in foreground:-