Day 10

Up, pack, downstairs.

There is no breakfast.

There is not even an attempt to apologise, explain, offer a refund or anything. There is just a gruff old woman. I just want to get out of this useless town and she won't understand me if I have a bitch at her, so I leave with bad grace. I hope that place burns down.

There's about 2 hours to wait for the bus so I go to the supermarket for breakfast and then find the Tourist Information, mostly out of boredom, partly to see if I can find an internet cafe. The lovely lady behind the counter is wonderful, she showers me with maps of Tartu for when I get there later, and suggests a few hostels I can try. She makes me a cup of coffee and offers me ginger biscuits. It turns out she knows the hotel I stayed in, and thinks it is the worst hotel in Estonia. This is pleasing, as it suggests I might have had the low point for accommodation.

She wants me to write down my complaints, as she can give them to the council and try and get the place closed down. I'm only to happy to oblige. The friendliness, helpfulness and hot drink have reaffirmed my faith and happiness and I head off to the bus station in good spirits. I get to Tartu and find a really good hostel, about the only thing wrong with it is that I'm the only guest, probably because it's so out of season. I don't mind.

I go wandering in the town. There's a huge ruined catheral and a lovely park, which has a 'bowl' - a kind of crater which, thanks to the snow, people are sledging down. I wander back through the town. I think rather than run off to Parnu tomorrow I'll stay an extra day - this can make up for Sigula. This place is small and is a university town.

I eat and find the Gunpowder house which is now a pub. I get talking to some Estonian blokes and watch a cover band. It's pretty good fun - they sing in Estonian which means I'll recognise the music for, say, Buttercup but have no idea of the lyrics. I leave when the band stops. Hostel, stay up for a while to try and mitigate tomorrow's hangover, bed.


Estimated number of units today: 13
Estimated number of units total: 47

Estimated number of girls taken to bed today: 0
Estimated number of girls taken to bed total: 0