More mysterious places in Europe

There is a sloping path down the mountain to the south of the castle. The mud retaining wall is very old. What I hate most is that graffiti is used by Tallinn teenagers as a place to post posters, which is so toxic to historical sites. At the end of this path is the south gate of the old city, and the sign is also a pair of tall towers. One is Kiek-im-de-kok, which has two layers of white body and a brown top. In German dialect, it means "look into the kitchen". It is said that the top of the tower is beautiful, and you can see the dynamics in the kitchen (maybe not just the kitchen) from the back window of the residential building. Another tower, with a white body and a gray roof, is called the Notre Dame Tower, which was a prison for immigrant prostitutes in the Middle Ages. I didn't expect the prude and sanctimonious Estonians to have such sharp satire on common social problems.

The ferry crossed the Baltic Sea and braved the wind and waves for nearly 4 hours, overlooking from the deck. In the end, a mound appeared on the horizon, like a microwave on a straight line of a completely silent sound map. As the ship approached, the horizon gradually became clear. The ancient town of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is now in sight.

Old buildings stand on the shore in a patchwork way. The spires of forts, forts and churches soar into the sky. My heart is like a deer bump, and I am as excited as if I were in a fairy tale town in my dream!

Estonia

Estonia, this mysterious place, the edge of Europe, is recorded in the history of the West.

For nearly a thousand years, Estonia has been a subordinate country of the Baltic powers, such as Teutonic people of German descent, Denmark, Poland, Sweden and Russia. Tallinn holds the key to the north gate of the Baltic Sea and is a battleground for military strategists.

19 18 Estonia was founded for the first time and was a member of the league of nations, but this independence was only a flash in the pan. 1940, when World War II broke out, this small country was violently annexed by the Soviet Union. Spent 50 years in the long night.

199 1 year, the Soviet Union disintegrated, Estonia saw the light of day again and became an independent country again.

Estonia and Finland belong to the Finnish-Ugric language family, so the two countries have the same feelings. After independence, Estonia received great assistance and care from Finland in diplomacy and international trade.

Of course, the ancient city of Tallinn has also experienced ups and downs in the world. The ship is about to dock, and the number of seagulls is increasing. How do these birds flying freely in the vast sky experience the blood, tears and bitterness of this ancient city? It is precisely because "birds don't know the change of the valley, and they return to Yiyang River at dusk". The sea breeze blowing across my face messed up my hair, and I felt cool overhead. I suddenly woke up from the historical meditation and hurried back to the cabin to meet the leaders and group members of the Baltic Enlightenment, ready to get my luggage and go through the immigration formalities.

After going through the customs, I saw the spacious tourist bus, which only carried 13 people (including the tour leader and driver). It was a rare enjoyment.

The tourist bus sped along the Binhai Avenue NarvaMaantee and PiritaTee. On the left is the endless Baltic Sea, and on the right is Ye Ping full of trees and grass. There are some magnificent buildings and consulates in various countries.

Cadurau Park.

Soon I arrived at Cadrio Park, a towering palace in the park, which was originally the starting palace of Tsar Peter the Great. The national policy of the emperor's life is to find an outlet for Russia, which is deeply inland. Finally, Sweden was defeated, 172 1 seized Estonia, and Tallinn became Russia's only port in the Baltic Sea.

It is said that there are three bricks near the outer wall of the palace, which were laid by Peter the Great. Now this palace is the official residence of the President of Estonia.

The coach continued to drive eastward and stopped near the entrance of the karaoke bar. This open-air square is of great scale. The lawn built along the slope is equipped with seats, which can accommodate 1.5 million listeners. It is surrounded by forests planted with trees such as lime, oak and birch. At the top of the lawn is a big stage with a semi-circular canopy, which is very eye-catching.

1September 1988, there were 300,000 people in this square, which was a sea of people. Let's have a chorus, singing all over the sky, protesting against Soviet rule and calling for the liberation of Estonia. Sure enough, this small country became independent two years later, ending the 270-year influence of Russia since Peter the Great. I hope that I will never have anything to do with Russia again.

old city

During World War II, the Soviet Union shelled Tallinn and destroyed thousands of commercial buildings and houses. The ancient city narrowly escaped the robbery, so all the monuments we see today are medieval relics.

Compared with the world-famous balague, the beauty of the ancient city of Tallinn is little known. Balague is a rich and charming woman, and Yang Yuhuan is dancing in the palace. Tallinn is a village girl without makeup, and a beauty who washes gauze by the stream. So naturally beautiful, plain and plain, plain and plain, has its own charming charm.

We entered the old city from the southwest of Virumen. This wall is well preserved. On the right side of the wall is a row of stalls selling all kinds of warm sweaters, and on the left is a row of stalls selling flowers and evergreen leaves. The custom of the three Baltic countries is to bring a bunch of flowers when visiting friends, but the number must be single, because even numbers are used to express condolences. Two towers are connected on both sides of the gate, one is cylindrical, the other is a square box, with a white top and brown body, which is full of ancient meaning. A long stone road leads directly to the center of the old city, with boutiques and snack bars on the side ... The most unsightly thing is that there is a McDonald's near the gate, which shows that the claws of American business culture have begun to threaten and erode this old city.

Shifu Square

The city square, with a large area and a diamond shape, is the soul of Tallinn in the Middle Ages.

The city hall was built in 137 1, which is the only gothic building in northern Europe. On the roof, there is a slender Islamic temple spire inserted into the clouds, which was built according to a blueprint drawn by a German explorer. The explorer has been as far as Central Asia. Standing on the spire is a soldier with a sword. The locals call him old Thomas. He is the guardian of Tallinn ancient town, swaying in the breeze and imposing. Near the base, there are a series of nine-degree arches, and there is a long corridor in the door, which is the place where medieval merchants traded goods. 124 1 year, Hamburg and Lubeck formed the HanseaticLeaque, aiming at maintaining local public order and protecting the interests of German businessmen. They cooperated with the Teutonic Knights' swords, and their influence extended to the eastern Baltic Sea. Tallinn became a German-born city, Reval. Tallinn Germanic hut full of ruins was the residence or warehouse of German businessmen in those days.

Things have changed, and some of them have been transformed into restaurants or cafes. It's hard to avoid a feeling of nostalgia when you are drinking gently in it. "The cycle of change has entered the past".

There are many historical sites near the city square. There are ancient pharmacies dating back to 1422, Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit built by 1433, and DominicanMonastery built by 1246, which is a missionary station for Danish immigrants to Estonian natives and brings European and western cultures to Tallinn. Wandering in the alleys of the old city, there is fairy music fluttering, and the organ of the nearby Nikolist church plays Bach's hymn, which makes me very yearning and stop to listen. This church was a gathering place for German residents in the13rd century.

Hillborg

Toompea is the essence of the old city. There are three watchtowers around the mountain for tourists to overlook the scenery of the old town. One of them faces the harbor and overlooks the 9-story ferry moored in the harbor. There are stone railings around the roof of a huge building.

12 19 years, during the reign of Denmark, the fortress was washed away by the torrent of time and disappeared. What exists is KnightoftheSwords (a branch of Teutonic Knights), which was later rebuilt and restored in the original site, especially Russian Tsar Catherine Sé E Lett the Great, who used this fortress the most. The four corners are tall towers, and the tallest is Talhermann in the southwest corner, with the Estonian flag flying in the wind, which shows that this small country has spent a long winter under foreign rule, and now it is bathed in the warm sun of spring and enjoying the free air.