Places we go and people we meet Baltic Sea countries

Places we go and people we meet
Baltic Sea countries - 北歐篇

1/26/2020

Baltic Sea Countries we visited 
During a 2 weeks cruise trip in 2005

Entering Old Town of Stockholm, through the arched gate
the plaza filled with people walking about
no car’s allowed, only pedestrians 
Yet bikers abound everywhere we went

斯德哥爾摩的老城區，窄巷，漆著不同顏色的建築物

Stockholm, Sweden

Local people playing boules** on the street corner

Stockholm, Sweden 

** Boules games are often played in open spaces (town squares and parks) in villages and towns. Dedicated playing areas for boules-type games are typically large, level, rectangular courts made of flattened earth, gravel, or crushed stone, enclosed in wooden rails or back boards.

Street musicians playing on public streets 

Almost every country we visit

Poland, Latvia and Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia

Outside the famous Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn

Four elder women
in moderate yet clean clothings stood in line Quietly they stood
I was told they were beggars

Tallinn, Estonia
A city straight out of fairytale land

愛沙尼亞像個童話王國
Tallinn 有著保護良好中古城堡
是北歐最受旅客喜愛之地

Clan Banners of Poland 
hanging in front of houses 
facing the streets
Banners w/ exquisite designs
Greeting people from all corners of the world 
what do they tell you about who reside inside?

Beautiful Architecture & Artistic Designs
everywhere you turn

Details on Structures and doors
Interesting designs on the street manholes
where pigeons pecking on
in hope of finding breadcrumbs 
or other edibles

More details on doors, ceilings
and manholes on the street

Grace