Parnu

As we write this post, we’re three days behind. This is due to a couple factors.
- The unavailability of the access to the Internet (apparently Riga is not covered in Wi-Fi as we hoped)
- We had quite a busy itinerary

So, 3 days ago on Aug. 12, 2011 we made a bus journey from Tallinn to Riga with a stop at Parnu. We heard that Parnu was a great beach town and worth the visit. Upon arrival, we once again realized that the beach wear will not be necessary as we’re still quite North of the beach weather. So we spent the day exploring the town. It turns out that aside from the beach, Parnu holds little historical significance. We explored what little the town had to offer, 3 churches, some cute cafes and the beach.
And we became real travellers on that day. Instead of eating at the cafes/restaurants we purchased fresh fruits at a local farmer’s market (at Tallinn) and bread, cheese and meat and kefir at a grocery store. Then we had a lovely lunch on the beach. Hello budget travelling!

And then we caught a super-fly-business-class bus to Tallinn, with wifi, food and comfy seats. The only down side was that our seats were separate. But we took this as an opportunity to miss each other, per the recommendation of our mothers J (See, we DO listen!) Gtalk over Wi-Fi was no help though.
At 11 pm we arrived at the Riga bus station to be greeted by Lev’s uncle. From then on, we were at his complete mercy, hence the tardiness of this post J

More about this in the next post.

Hugs,

L&J