I saw a skating rink on the way back to the hotel on Sunday evening, and sure enough, I wanted to skate. It was already close to 10 PM, so I didn’t do it right then, but I was hoping that they will open early enough in the morning. It turned out that they opened at 10 AM, and they had not only the skate rental but also all possible equipment, including socks and gloves :). I didn’t need them, so I just rented the regular skates. When I got on the ice, my first thought was that it was a mistake: since that was not an artificial ice, they didn’t do any resurfacing (although there is some “maintenance schedule”), so the ice was in really bad shape. Also, the skates were not sharp enough, and once again, my initial feeling was that it would be impossible to skate even for 30 minutes. I stayed just for the “check” mark – when else would I have a chance to skate by the 13th-century walls – and I moved very slowly.
Gradually, I started feeling more confident, even in the presence of grade-schoolers who were racing, bumping into the rink fence with full force, and immediately racing back :). I figured out how to manage on these bulky, dull skates and definitely took pleasure in the surroundings.
Boris met me at the rink, and since the weather was sunny, we decided to make most of our remaining stay in Tallinn.
On the way to the ferry, Boris showed me a department store, which, according to him, is located close to the terminal so that the Finnish tourists can load on cheap merchandise:). I am not going to lie; I embraced this opportunity and got a new winter jacket, which I planned to shop for for half-price, and also loads of Estonian chocolate and marmalade.
The ferry was half-empty, so same as on the way there, we got premium seats:
Hettie's Reflections 
“authentic Estonian donuts”?
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😂 – and my husband says he does not know that word! It’s definitely something catered to American tourists, but there was no way we could sample them that time, so at least until summer, we won’t know!
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