Belarus
After Lithuania, I went to Belarus, one of the last surviving communist countries. It’s a dictatorship where the KGB is still active and spies on people.
Minsk was almost totally destroyed during the war and had to be completely rebuilt. 25% of Belarus’ population died in the war.
Belarussian currency isn’t the easiest to deal with. There are no coins and notes come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000 and 100000. $1 US is about 2500 roubles. You want to make sure you give people the right note.
There isn’t a lot to see in Minsk apart from some war memorials and museums. They don’t get many tourists, but it’s an interesting country to visit because of its unusual political situation.
Have fun,
Aidan
Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Tags: Belarus, Eastern Europe, Travel
Posted by Aidan on Mon 11 Jan 2010 at 07:19 under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink