Bunny with poppy seed flowers - Minsk, Belarus

Much of Minsk was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt during Soviet times. This means that Minsk has a lot of nice Soviet-era architecture. Minsk is considered one of the most Soviet cities of the former USSR.

 

Nesvizh Palace Complex - Minsk, Belarus

It's a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and maintained by the Radziwiłł family until 1939, the castle and the nearby Corpus Christi Church were instrumental in the development of Central European and Russian architecture. In 2005, the castle, church, and surrounding environment were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

 

Gauja National Park in Latvia - Brest, Belarus

Gauja National Park is the largest national park in Latvia, with an area of 917.86 km² running from the north-east of Sigulda to the south-west of Cēsis along the valley of the Gauja River, from which the park takes its name.

The national park is characterized by high biological diversity, rock outcrops and varied terrain shapes, springs, picturesque landscapes, and many historical and cultural monuments from different centuries. 

 

Cereal - Minsk, Belarus

There are 31 banks in Belarus, 30 of which belong to the government and only one is private. In this country, it is prohibited to pay foreign currencies. The exceptions are large retail chains and gas stations.   

#13 GF - Svetlogorsk, Belarus

40% of the territory of Belarus is made up of forests that symbolize greenery in the Belarusian flag.

Belarussians like potatoes very much, most national dishes contain this ingredient. There are over 300 potato dishes in Belarus. 

Night view of Minsk - Grodno, Belarus

Grodno - a peripheral city in Belarus, on the Nemunas. Grodno - mentioned for the first time in 1128, in the Russian chronicle "A novel of past years".