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More of Traditional Chester

From where we parked it was a short walk into the city centre over the canal with a Roman wall high above it:-

Roman Wall, Chester

A street in Chester, showing typical timber-framed Tudor style buildings:-

Chester Rows

Another street. Contains a shop called Rigby. Note clock (a Deco touch?):-

Another Chester Street

The impressive Town Hall building dates from 1869:-

Chester Town Hall (maybe)

Town Hall, Tallinn, plus Church of St Nicholas

We came upon Tallin’s Town Hall circuitously.

First the spire:-

Town Hall Spire, Tallinn

Then from the square:-

Town Hall and Square, Tallinn

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

Tallinn church, Estonia

Spire of Church of St Nicholas:-

Tallinn Church of St Nicholas Again

The church:-

Square and Church, Tallinn

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

onion domes, Tallinn, Estonia

Church of St Nicholas (reverse angle):-

Tallinn church

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

Naval Ships, Tallinn Harbour

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