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Showing posts with label Minsk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minsk. Show all posts
08 November 2010
Video about Minsk
This is a very interesting video about Minsk with some shotes from Navahrudak and countryside.
09 September 2007
Quick observation of the Economist
I've spent few hours reading the Economist and finding some new and interesting facts. I was surprised to find out that an average touris to Belarus spends some 4000USD! Wow! I would agree with the Economist that:
"This may be because businessmen are the usual visitors and in more inhospitable places costs are higher."
On the other hand, I do hope that there are just 'normal' tourists who are not very rich and still eager to see my country. And then if you calculate an average, one should keep in mind that total number of tourists to Belarus each year is really modest. Just look at the numbers, it's planned that till the 2010 Minsk will be visited by 150000 organised tourists. Is it in total from 1991??? Who knows...:)
It's amazing that people in Belarus according to stats travel a lot with trains. Well, on the one hand it's obvious why they prefer trains to planes, as the last ones are very (VERY) expensive. Then it's better to travel with train rather than with buses as it's safer and more convinient. BUT, how come that we are on the third place keeping in mind that Belarusians are not really mobile? Do they travel within the country???
15 July 2007
City mood
After almost two weeks in the city I made a walk today, actually few, but the most important is that I saw my city again. And... I am very optimistic now, despite the fact that I was waiting for the last tram which never came for almost 50 min and took taxi at the end. Ok, let's start from the beginning.
During the day I was in the park with my god son, then we walked through central part of the main avenue, Skaryna or Independence as it's called now (what can you do if some presidents do not like the first publisher...). An then suddenly I'd noticed a red-white-red flag at the top of the building. People were passing by, nobody cared. But I was sooooo happy, I took many pics, which I will upload later.
After midnight I was going home and I was in a different part of the same avenue. I looked up to check the time at the top of the bulding where there is a digital watch... and there was another big white-red-white flag. It's difficult to explain the optimism I feel. It's not just a flag, it's a symbol that in the society despite the general pessimism there are people who believe in changes and do sth for it. So I am not alone:) THAT's inspiring!
Then I talked to some guys on the stop who were trying to get to know me. The usual bla bla bla was even funny and their conclusions about politics especialy. You don't even need to study political science to know them, you just go and talk to people. People do not think in general terms, they want to feel good and they are afraid of changes which will bring something unknown, although they don't like what they have now. It's worth watching the film Ploshcha (the square) to see those people (an example of an "oppositional village" in it).
Stay cool and keep believing in good!
During the day I was in the park with my god son, then we walked through central part of the main avenue, Skaryna or Independence as it's called now (what can you do if some presidents do not like the first publisher...). An then suddenly I'd noticed a red-white-red flag at the top of the building. People were passing by, nobody cared. But I was sooooo happy, I took many pics, which I will upload later.
After midnight I was going home and I was in a different part of the same avenue. I looked up to check the time at the top of the bulding where there is a digital watch... and there was another big white-red-white flag. It's difficult to explain the optimism I feel. It's not just a flag, it's a symbol that in the society despite the general pessimism there are people who believe in changes and do sth for it. So I am not alone:) THAT's inspiring!
Then I talked to some guys on the stop who were trying to get to know me. The usual bla bla bla was even funny and their conclusions about politics especialy. You don't even need to study political science to know them, you just go and talk to people. People do not think in general terms, they want to feel good and they are afraid of changes which will bring something unknown, although they don't like what they have now. It's worth watching the film Ploshcha (the square) to see those people (an example of an "oppositional village" in it).
Stay cool and keep believing in good!
Beer issue
Today I went for an evening in the city with my old uni friends. We decided to sit in some nice place close to the river and to drink beer (from bottles). BUT, I forgot that it's forbidden to sell beer after 11 p.m. We were in a shop 5 min to 11 p.m. and we managed to buy it, but it's soooo funny and stupid this rull. I almost forgot about it. There will be photo later. (I am charging the batteries).
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