After spending several days in busy St. Petersburg (over 7 million citizens) I was very pleased to stay some hours in a much older and smaller town, called Vyborg (in Finnish: Viipuri) which population is roughly 80 000.
Limited period didn't allow any drawing or painting and I therefore spent my time taking photos of old buildings. This small, beautiful and restful town has belonged to Sweden, Russia, Finland, Soviet Union and - today - to Russia again but the period in the beginning of 20th century was very intensive for Finns because Vyborg was a most international town with economical activities (2nd biggest city in Finland after our Capital city Helsinki).
Photos help to make drawings and paintings but I am looking forward to spend some time in the real sites of this town, maybe already in next autumn.
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