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Patarei prison

Last days of Patarei prison in Tallinn


One week ago we visited one of the landmarks of Tallinn – Patarei prison (‘battery’). October, 2 was announced as the last day of existence for this complex in its present form. For the last 15 years, it was a kind of a museum, as well as a place for filming movies or organising events. The building goes to ruins…

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Amsterdam: Red Light District


Victor already described some sights of Amsterdam and is now completing his report with the story about the Red Light District. This post is more of informative kind, most of info obtained during guided tour. We hope that it would be interesting and Victor was right making notes of the Red Light District stories during chilly October evening, instead of…

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Prague Zoo

Prague Zoo


Do you happen to know that Prague Zoo is acknowledged to be the best zoo in continental Europe? We decided to verify this popular statement through visiting the zoo three weeks ago during our trip to Czech Republic.

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Seili

Seili Island, Finland


The island of Seili in the Archipelago Sea is off the south west coast of Finland. Seili is worth visiting not only for its unique nature, biology research station, traditional Finnish food and sauna: the place is known for its gloomy history of a leper colony and a lunatic asylym.

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