...Of such immense size

Europe » Belarus
August 16th 2006

Published: August 16th 2006

After an hour an a half and 3 stops, we make it over the border. It was the longest, drawn out border crossing I've ever been through but it was all good and we continue on to Minsk. I had no idea what to expect from Belarus. No pre-conceptions or even any imaginations of what I might see. The short drive from the border to Minsk was prosaic but driving into Minsk itself was a treat. Not because ... Read Full Entry

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The Star

From underneath

Crawling soldier

He was about 30ft long

Helmet of Crawling Soldier

Looking up to the giant head

The Giant Head

In rememberence

The Eternal Flame. The music was so sombre and created the perfect mood

Head and monument

That monument is huge. I reckon around 110ft

Left to crumble

The surrounding fortress used to defend the Soviet Union

Scars of war

Soviet Church

I love my onion dome chruches lol

24th October 2008

Tracy
non-member comment

Its All True, Have Been There Too
However, luckly my husband is Belorussian, so it was not has bad as Camo's visit, I am orginally from New Zealand but have lived in Oz for last twenty years. I have now been to Belarus probably 5 or 6 times now... and still its an interesting place to visit...my advice to any one considering a visit is to definitely learn a little russian especially how to pronounce the alphabet to string the letters together ...communication if only basic will at least get better assistance from the locals...I really enjoyed reading this blog...Happy Travels

29th March 2009

Alex
non-member comment

Isn't it a strange report....hmmmm
I have just checked a couple of facts related to Minsk in the net. I was really surprised, that many facts the author gave in the report appeared to be totally wrong. Isn't it a strange report....hmmmm

1st April 2009

The Nomad
Camo

Wrong facts
Hi Alex. Thanks for your feedback.. I wouldn't like to think I was givng the wrong information as I usually try and get it pretty right but in the midst of the hustle and bustle of travel there's always chances of getting things wrong.. Can you tell me what I got wrong so we can all know??

23rd September 2009

Yvonne
non-member comment

A question...
So where can you eat, where there will be good traditional Belorussian/Russian food? I also wish to know what exactly you said to everyone who asked you why you came to their country. I am going soon and don't want to offend anyone. Thanks for your time and your report.

6th November 2009

The Nomad
Camo

A response...
Hi Yvonne Sorry for the ridiculously late reply but I don't check my travelblog much these days. I hope any info I give isn't too late. Unfortunately I didn't stumble across any decent places to eat while in Belarus. They were mainly old soviet style serveries which weren't very good. However in Minsk I went to a nice cafe/restaurant on the main street. I can't remember what it was called but it seemed in that main area there were plenty of places to try. As far as telling people why I was there, I just told them the truth, I was curious to see it and I am the type of traveller who will go anywhere. I didn't say anything about being part of the old soviet bloc as I didn't know how people felt about it. I think if you're going there out of curiosity, that's your best excuse. If there's anything I can't stress enough, it's to familiarise yourself with some Russian. Honestly, the language barrier was the most strenuous part of trip. Anyway I hope this helps if it's not too late and I hope you have a great trip

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