August 7, 201312 yr Rather than spam the picture thread I thought I would just dump some of my favorite pictures from each city here First up is Narva On the left is Ivangorod Fortress in Russia and on the right is Hermann Castle in Estonia and the bridge is the border crossing over the Narva river Another shot of Ivangorod Fortress in Ivangorod (lucky coincidence) Hermann Castle in Narva again I'll post some more photos from the courtyard and tower as soon as they all copy over to my computer Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr Author Just Estonia and Russia which I'm pretty sad about. I wanted to and had originally planned go to Amsterdam (for more than a layover) and Helsinki but those plans got dropped due to time EDIT: Almost forgot, more pics! and for LoF and/or oby They moved this statue of Lenin to the castle courtyard from the town square outside so nobody would vandalize it or something after the Soviet Union fell Edited August 7, 201312 yr by ShadySands Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr No Helsinki. No points. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
August 7, 201312 yr Author I don't remember what this park was called but it's just on the other side of the castle There were a couple of other really cool things in Narva that I didn't get a picture of because by that time both my camera and phone had died Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr I see you definitely like castles, I like castles too. I hope the trip went well. Those are some nice looking areas. 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
August 7, 201312 yr Author Yes, I love castles If I had the money I would get one built somewhere out here Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr They moved this statue of Lenin to the castle courtyard from the town square outside so nobody would vandalize it or something after the Soviet Union fell The eyes look different - made out of something other than what the rest of the statue is? I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
August 7, 201312 yr Awesome pics! I would be happy going on a vacation where all I did was visit castles and breweries. Or a combination of those two.
August 7, 201312 yr Finland has castles too. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
August 7, 201312 yr It most be a little funny that most of what you are seeing predates your own country Finland has castles too. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Fortune favors the bald.
August 7, 201312 yr Author Finland has castles too. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Next up is Tallinn Pretty much all of my pictures are in and around Old Town and I apologize in advance that a couple of the pictures are very blue Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr Author Up next will be St Petersburg but I probably won't get to it until tomorrow Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr Author They moved this statue of Lenin to the castle courtyard from the town square outside so nobody would vandalize it or something after the Soviet Union fell The eyes look different - made out of something other than what the rest of the statue is? No idea about the eyes but I was wondering about it myself but couldn't find much info on the statue other than the name of the person who made it and that it was a really big deal when it was finally moved. It's supposedly the last fully intact Lenin statue in the Baltic states but I couldn't find any sources to that claim Edited August 7, 201312 yr by ShadySands Free games updated 3/4/21
August 7, 201312 yr Author Awesome pics! I would be happy going on a vacation where all I did was visit castles and breweries. Or a combination of those two. Thanks! Old Town Tallinn was pretty much that and I loved it Free games updated 3/4/21
August 8, 201312 yr and for LoF and/or oby They moved this statue of Lenin to the castle courtyard from the town square outside so nobody would vandalize it or something after the Soviet Union fell Reminds me of this scene from "Goodbye Lenin!" Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling
August 9, 201312 yr If I was rich, I'd buy several acres of land and build my own small version of a castle. I'd want to live in it, so it wouldn't have to be full-scale/huge (not like I'd want to housekeep a real size castle). But it would have a couple of tower/tower rooms, stone walls I could walk on the top of, large inner "courtyard," a cat-stables, and preferably a moat and drawbridge to keep out the peasants. ...great pics, btw. Still gaming with my 9900k/2080ti/32 ram. One day I suppose a game may inspire me to finally upgrade. Maybe.
August 9, 201312 yr Author Yeah, there are a few companies that do them, modern castles that it. Castle Magic is the only one I can think of off the top of my head though Also, sorry I haven't gotten the rest of the pictures up yet. Been sick and haven't felt up to it because it's hard work sorting, uploading, and linking photos Edited August 9, 201312 yr by ShadySands Free games updated 3/4/21
August 9, 201312 yr Very cool! Looks like it was a great trip. You guys were just exploring at your own pace? "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
August 9, 201312 yr Author Thanks If we would have had more time or gone to more places then we probably would have just wandered a bit but as it was we were either with my wife's friends or family the whole time we mostly just got led around. It was still fun though just a bit more structured than I usually like my vacations and I didn't wan to complain about being smothered since my wife hadn't been "home" in about 10 years and everyone really missed her I'd have the say that the hardest part of the trip was not being able to read the signs and mostly in Russia since the alphabet is different Free games updated 3/4/21
August 9, 201312 yr That's still a heck of a lot better than a tour group though. You should have them out to Colorado next time. There's no castles but you can always take them drone hunting! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
August 9, 201312 yr Castle Magic is the only one I can think of off the top of my head though *bookmarks site in case she ever wins the Lottery* ...just imagine playing your favorite dungeon crawler game whilst sitting inside your own stone dungeon or tower. That would be awesome. Look forward to seeing the rest of the pics, when you're feeling better. Still gaming with my 9900k/2080ti/32 ram. One day I suppose a game may inspire me to finally upgrade. Maybe.
August 13, 201312 yr Author Here's the first batch of Saint Petersburg photos This was a pretty cool little fort Free games updated 3/4/21
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