WINDOWS OF KADRIORG

It was the place where I've grown up, vast park with trees a couple hundred years old and dozen wood houses. At first glance they seem to be quite the same, but if you spend more time you will notice some slavic patterns, some northern simplicity and million stories.  Houses are changing constantly by getting complete renovation or continue being damaged by nature. Anyway it is the place where I belong.

TALLINN IN MY SKETCHBOOK

Was it coincidence or friday 13, but my flight London-Tallinn had plenty of empty seats. Anyway I didn't complain.

That small cafe in old town of Tallinn is full of tiny details and hidden beauty. 

TALLINN ♥

My hometown as it is.

Kehrweider cafe at  Apollo bookshop 

Dinner at Sfäär

First local daffodils 

Nostalgic cafe Must Puudel

Why I love my hometown

Postcard

Postcard

Museum night, Puppet Theatre Museum

Shadow

Milk

AMSTERDAM IN MY SKETCHBOOK

I was lucky to have my flight to London on dutch national holiday, Queens Day. As I wasn't impressed with all that orange crowds and disaster at old city center, I preferred to spend a couple of hours at Schiphol airport.

Linengracht street

Somewhere on Brouwersgracht canal

AMSTERDAM

It was my first visit to Amsterdam, but I already thinking about revisiting this city. Some places  reminded me my hometown Tallinn, especially the smell of northern see.

Morning

Secret gardens and yards

Vintage shops somewhere in Jordan area

Papeneiland, one of the oldest cafes

Somewhere on Brouwersgracht canal

Sunset on Brouwersgracht canal

So Amsterdam

Amsterdam University  

Book market near Amsterdam University

My Classic Dutch fellow

Quite common way to move around Amsterdam

Children transportation device, up to three kids

Flower market 

Flower market

Me at Foam gallery

Foam gallery

Vanlon villa

Vanlon villas kitchen

Stedelijk museum

Stedelijk museum

Stedelijk museum

Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis

Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis,
Garden

Somewhere at street cafe on grand canals

Food tastes better when you are sitting outside

Vertigo cafe,  next to cinema, so there were walls full of actors portraits

Strawberry-basil soup

I spent four days at very lovely hotel, in old art nouveau building

Stairs

Dining room

Autumn every morning

That cute doggy of the host is making everybody smile on mornings