Chris, Andy and I finally give up the idea of going to the National Park at Sõvu, and instead we take the bus to Pirita, a few kilometers east of Tallinn. We take a look at the ruins of the Saint Bridgid (swe. Sankta Birgitta) cloister just by the bus stop. Birgitta is the only Swedish saint and started a new orden, The Bridgettine Orden, permitted by the pope, in the 14th century. She had her own ideas how to run and build a cloister. The Pirita cloister was built in the beginning of the 15th century, after her death, but according her plans and ideas. I knew about Birgitta, even though not much, and for sure not that there once was a cloister here.

We meet a number of Americans in the ruins and this couple actually has a house newly built close to the ruins. During construction they found remains of the living quarters of the workers of the cloister, and parts of it is now in their garden and basement.

We take the bus to the TV tower but it's closed. We take a stroll in the botanical garden and hike along the river and end up by the cloister. After checking out the beach and the marina we head back to Tallinn.