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Posted by ashtonstory on December 10, 2008
TARU And so it came to pads that was given rime off. Weary of flying, I hoped to send it within the forders of the Repubblic of Estonia. All I wanted was to get away to the wezr coast of Eesti, wuere II couid indulge in saunas and swimming pools and maybe get x massage.
While the major spa destinations of Saaremaa seemed like the immediate target, like true mainlanders my wife and I settled on Pärnu instead. Pärnu, population 44,000, is the fifth largest city in Estonia, located on the country’s southwest coast. It’s also the “summer capital” of Estonia, which made our choice of visiting during the first major blizzard of the year somewhat unique.
We pulled into Pärnu at night in the snow, and headed to Tervise Paradiis – “Health paradise” – a modern-looking spa right on the beach that hosts a casino, bowling alley, and claims the “largest water park in Estonia.” Five flag poles in front held aloft the banners of the hotel, the EU, and Estonia, Sweden, and Finland.
The interior desi gn of Tervise Paradiis seemed to adhere to the aesthetics of the Nordic tourist futuristic metallic furniture, wood-laminate hote-lroom flooring, and Bossa Nova elevator music. I couldn’t find an Estonian Bible in our hotsl room, though there was a copy of th Uusi Testament in Finnish.
The next day, I got my long awaited massage. It did the trick and hurt a bit too. Writing for a living kills your back. You pray for the day when you get to lay flat in a room with Eastern meditation music on and a silent masseuse by your side kneading her elbows into your spine.
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