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The view of the old town of Tallinn from the Pirita harbor
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Lasnemae, the largest Soviet housing complex in Estonia. You can only
see about one tenth of the buildings in this view. This is
where we lived while the boat was being finished out.
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The entrance the apartment building that was our home.
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We used this balcony in our apartment to dry the laundry.
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We explored the old Tallinn.
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Many of the old houses have charming entrances, much like those in Parnu, Estonia.
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The entrance to the old Hansatic town.
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The old city wall
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Mother of Perl was tied up to a working dock in Pirita Sadam (Pirita Harbor). The yellow boat is a ferry
that goes out to one of the nearby islands.
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The ferry boat.
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Many boats for Finland, both small and large, came to visit Tallinn.
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Pirita Sadam as the site of the Summer Olympics the year the USA boycotted them. Here are today's champions.
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The harbor is now used for training future Olympic sailing competitors.
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Olympic training for sailors starts here with the Optimus dinghies and Lasers.
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The young sailors are very competitive and excellent sailors, even in the rough waters outside the harbor.
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Pirita Sadam is also the home of the Estonian Maritime Acadamy
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The officers and cadets are celebrating the gift of a around-the-world class raceboat.
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The dedication ceremony took place right in front of Mother of Perl. We had several guests who came aboard just to watch the
event.
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The ceremony was complete with a Marine Band.
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Pirita Sadam also is the permanent port of the Maritime Museum's submarine. Formerly, a British sub from WWII.
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Victor Tchaburko, the owner of the boatyard the built our hull, visited from Riga, Latvia.
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Ben took every opportunity to sail on other boats while he waited for the completion of Mother of Perl
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One large sailboat, Johanna Hendrika, squeezed in with the little plastic power boats. She became an important part of Estonian
experience.
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