Tag Archives: Tallinn

How rich is Estonia?

Posted on 2017-03-14 by Andreas Moser

You can tell that a country is abundantly rich and has a prospering economy when there are signs next to the toilet that tell you “Don’t throw money down the toilet”. (Seen and photographed at Tallinn Airport in Estonia.)

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The Towers of Tallinn

Posted on 2014-05-04 by Andreas Moser

As many churches and castles with beautiful towers you may build, one guy is going to dwarf them all by building a huge chimney.

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“I ran Iraq for 24 years, and all I got was a port named after me?”

Posted on 2014-01-08 by Andreas Moser

When I saw this in Tallinn, I wondered why on earth any city would name its harbour after Saddam Hussein. Especially so far away from Iraq. Until I realized that “sadam” is Estonian for “harbour”. (Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Fundstücks.)

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