Day 12: To the Beach

Back to the mainland. Reeds and swans blur past, sometimes flying along side the bus, as we head back to the ferry.

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Trip back into the mainland and a whole new setting altogether: the summer capital of Estonia, Parnu. Bright, sunny, and possibly the most foliage we've seen in an actual city. Sure, both Tallinn and Tartu had a good amount of parks hugging the fringes of their cityscapes, but in Parnu the green mingles with the streets no matter which way you choose to walk. Parks of all shapes, drappled with even more statues and monuments than Tartu, weave in and out traffic. It definitely has that summer tourist destination feel to it, without feeling as artificial as somewhere like a beachtown in Florida or even Honolulu. Sure, this isn't a tropical paradise, but there's still a blue sea spreading into the horizon.

OK, actually, we trod to the beach, following the impressively helpful street signs for wayward walkers, and it was a deep green color, not quite blue. Still, though I did not go skipping through the waves, I was told that the water was warm, and it require swimming as we spend more time here. Which shall be a good long week.