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November 4th 2006

Published: November 15th 2006

I must admit, when the idea of going to Belarus first cropped up my initial thoughts were; “umm…no way…it’s too dangerous…it’s too communistic.” Strangely enough, the longer I mulled it over, the more excited I became and decided that this was just too good of an adventure to pass up. Well, fast forward two weeks later… train tickets purchased and visas freshly stamped we were off ... Read Full Entry

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Stalin-era architecture

This is what stretches through the downtown area.

October Square

Home of the great patriotic museum and trade-union palace.

Minsk in my eyes

For me, this picture sums-up Minsk...cold, stark-lines, orderly, and conforming. I love this angle.

Horrified!

Ummm...yeeeah...that expression on my face is NOT happiness at the discovery that THIS (the bench on which I am sitting) is also my bed for the night. The table and seat converted into a very-small bed. Emily had the one right about me.

3rd class Russian overnight train

View from my bed

This was early morning while most other passengers were still sleeping...this was the view from my "bed"...fun, right? Talk about privacy!

15th November 2006

Joe
non-member comment

WOW
Such an amazing description....I am very very jealous of your trip...

15th November 2006

Cessna152
Jason Smart

Fanstastic! Minsk is somewhere I've always thought about going. Oddly, I want to go even more now!

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