Elegant Nibbling

Elegant nibbling @ presidents garden. 20. 08. 2015, Kadriorg, Estonian president's residence, photo by Aapo Ilves.

Yellow Suitcase

Yellow suitcase, Tallinn, 20. 08. 2015.

Holy Smoke

Estonian youth has a tradition to celebrate our Independence War (1918-1920) by smoking holy herb behind the Liberty Cross in Tallinn. Photo by Vahur, 1 June 2014

Brother of Mercy

Poet is sexy. Sisters of Mercy are sexy. Hat is sexy.

Photo by Vahur, 30 May 2014 Von Krahl club.

Literature festivals are sexy

Literature festivals are sexy.

Photo by Vahur 31 May / 1 June 2014, afterparty of Headread festival in Kuku club.

Proto Hipster

Impossible to deny that hipsters stole their style from hobos. Got one sleeping in front of my laboratory/Tallinn home. Photo by Vahur, 3 May 2014, Tallinn.

Khrushchyovka

Death of Stalin (1953) put the end to shared apartments (one kitchen, one toilet, several families) and neoclassical, even neobaroque housing. Much lighter, modern buildings started to pop up. Prefabricated concrete panels (patented French technology, I've heard) or bricks were used. What's most important, green light was given to private space. Of course you could hear your neighbours well, but still the tiny flat with symbolic kitchen was at the disposable of your own family and nobody else. I wonder what did that Jeanneret guy think? Actually, I've seen similar housing in Basel, Berlin and Brussels, so I suppose he'd be eligible to comment on that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khrushchyovka

Photo by Vahur, April 2014, Tallinn, Toonela tee.

My Hole

Thousands of people, mostly in their sporting outfit, have crawled through this hole in years. Still the gate on that side is firmly locked. Sometimes the administration put barbed wire over the hole. People cut it off and keep on crawling. It's OK, as it's also a kind of sport to get to the stadium.

I never us the main gate on the other side of the stadium.

Photos by Vahur Afanasjev, 24 April, Tallinn

Guts of a Cute Wooden House

A cute wooden house is being renovated in Tallinn Magasini street. It's a typical Estonian 19th and beginning of 20th century city/town dwelling. WWII destroyed thousands of those but there are still large areas intact.

You see that time has taken its share of the wood, insects have eaten their ways into logs, but this can be overcome just shaving off damaged parts. Usually the building as a whole can be saved, if the roof has not been leaking too much.

I also want around the back, to take pics of the garden. It appears the veranda and back side are already in good shape.

Photos by Vahur Afanasjev 24 April 2014 Tallinn

Wastelands

Empty space in city. Room to breathe. I wonder what will they build here. And when. And if.
Photo by Vahur, April 2014 Tallinn (direction Toonela tee to Võistluse street).

Ikarus Bus

Established in 1895 in Budapest, Hungary, the Ikarus bus company has produced many great public transportation vehicles. Saying many I mean several millions, as Ikarus busses ran everywhere in Soviet Union and Warsaw Block countries, including Soviet Estonia.

Without any "ostalgie", I admit that for me the yellow city Ikarus city busses still seem to be more comfortable than the modern Scanias and whatever is used in Europe. Especially when the bus is crowded, you can reach a handle to grab when standing up. And an old Ikarus has one level floor, the modern city busses tend to be higher in the back and have uncomfortable steps to climb.

Well, I haven't seen a live Ikarus city bus for year but a few days ago I spotted a fully restored Ikarus inter-city by the Tallinn bus station. Good people of Estonian Bus History Society have done a great job restoring it. Beautiful!

By the way, who ever did design yet another anachy symbol inspired Soviet period logo? I mean the Tallinn AP (Autobussipark).

Photos by Vahur Afanasjev, April 2014, Tallinn

Piggy-Style-Globe

Globe in Piggy-Style. Photo by Aapo Ilves, 15. 07. 2013 in Tallinn.

Guitar Jamboree

 ...@ Von Krahl theatre bar. Guitarhero Martin Jürman plays, as usual. 03. 2013, photo by Kris Moor.

Sauna in the city

Hot sauna, hot men, cool relaxing Volvo.

Location: New World (Uus Maailm) arrondissement in Tallinn, Estonia.

Source:
http://www.facebook.com/kapsad

Their Politics is our Pain

I guess the politicians on the photos did not expect their pose pics will be used in this context (with "Their Politics is our Pain" slogan). Photos by Vahur Afanasjev, the unions' protest rally in Tallinn in Kanuti Garden, 18 February 2012.

With you / without you

Artist and his fan. Exhibition of satirical installations by Mr Aarne Mäe in the Academic Library Gallery (Rävala Avenue 10, Tallinn), 17 Feb 2012. Photo by Vahur Afanasjev

Stop ACTA! in Tallinn

On a cold Saturday afternoon people gathered to show their discontent with ACTA:

And the mass even heated up the square by 2 degrees.

Photos by Vahur Afanasjev and Mare Sabolotny. At Vabaduse Väljak (Freedom Square), Tallinn, 11.02.2012

I love you, global warming

The view from my window on 28th of December, 2011 in Tallinn. The day before yesterday, 10 degrees celcius was measured in Tallinn.

NOVEMBER last year: http://estiil.blogspot.com/2010/11/car-dig.html

Duck Hunt

Puppets from new Estonian animation "Fly Mill" by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg. The premiere of the film will be on 20th of november on animation festival Animated Dreams in Tallinn. There is an exhibition of the puppets and all in the Academic Library until 01/12/2011.

Photos by Mare Sabolotny and Rene Haljasmäe, November 2011, Tallinn

Thief Style

Real thieves leaving the band rehearsal room with some gear. If you recognize the bastards, let know Mr Karupoeg.

Pillivargad lahkumas proovikast. Rohkem fotosid ja asjade omaniku kontakt FB-s.

Photo: CCTV