Never Enough Time

Day 190
I got myself up early and went straight to the bus station I had to get to Riga, Latvia at some point today. I turned out that I could either go on the noon or 6pm bus. I knew that I couldn´t entertain myself all day in Parnu.

I screwed up. For some reason when I looked at my guidebook I picked Parnu over Tartu. Tartu is a university town and would have been more fun.

I had two hours to kill and only 7 croons (about $0.75) left I bought a pastry for breakfast and then just wandered around the town taking pictures. I had wanted to see the art museum, but wasn´t going to take out more money to see it.

On the bus I met a French girl named Pauline. She had traveled quite a bit, but was on her own for the first time. Chatting made the bus ride seem shorter.

Pauline had a night bus to Lithuania but had some time to kill. She came with me to drop off my bags at my hostel, Fun Friendly Franks. You get a free beer on arrival.

We ended up getting pizza for lunch and exploring Riga for a couple of hours. When Pauline left I went back to the hostel and spent some time writing and chatting with the other people there. I had to call it an early night though, I had a big morning that I didn´t want to sleep through.

Moving On

Day 189
I was up early for my bus. I was so sore from the day before that it was hard to pack, let alone carry my bag.

Luckily I was reading a good book and it kept my mind off of the painful bus ride. When I got back to Tallinn I was happy to find out that I didn´t have to wait long for my next bus. I wasn´t happy though to find out that there wasn´t anywhere to get something hot to eat. Pringles for lunch it is then.

The second bus ride was much shorter and I quickly found my hostel once arriving in Parnu.

Parnu is a beach town and it is freezing cold outside. The place was empty. Even once I dropped off my bags I was still stiff and walking wasn´t much fun. I ended up just making myself some dinner and then taking it easy for the rest of the night. I figured that I could see the town in the morning.