Hey all on this Tuesday. As always on Tuesday I like to present travel photos from a destination I’ve been too. It’s hard to take photos of places I haven’t been, I guess. But all brevity aside, Belarus right now is in a state of turmoil, and things have really escalated, particularly in the capital of Minsk.
Calls from the opposition candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – presently in Lithuania, for people to stop protesting has fallen on deaf ears, and people have been arrested left, right and centre and been subject to some unbelievable brutality.
For those who want to know more, check out my post from Saturday – ‘Lukashenko’s Shadow Over Belarus’.
Personally, I really like Minsk and whilst I was there I really felt like Belarus looked like it could be a brilliant country to explore. I loved the vibe of a city that really felt youthful in its way – despite being old. A city with a young heart as the country changes and opens up.
And although that seems to have been stomped on the head by President Lukashenko, I thought this might be a good time to present some of my photos. Editing them and preparing them for this post, I confess they felt a bit ‘eerie’.
Memorial inside the Museum 
An old Soviet symbol in the museum 
Exterior of the museum 
Painting at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War 
Inside the Museum of the Great Patriotic War
Firstly, the museum of the Great Patriotic War seemed to be THE museum to check out in Minsk. And it’s very well done and has lots of Soviet military gear and exhibitions to see.
The National Library is certainly an interesting building by design. You can walk up to an observation deck and get some really impressive views of Minsk from up there too!
I went out one night to see the Opera at the Bolshoy Opera and Ballet Centre/Theatre. It was a great night out and the building was a lot more beautiful on the inside!
St Simon and St Helena Church 
Inside an Orthodox Church in Minsk 
Memorial by the river with flowers 
Memorial by the River 
Statue at dusk 
Work in Central Minsk 
Water front in Central Minsk 
Svislach River 
Square in Central Minsk 
Night starts to fall 
More Minsk 
Modern Minsk Apartment buildings 
Minsk from Above 
Inside the Main Post Office 
Inside a Minsk Shopping Mall 
Circus 
Centre of Minsk
Red church in the museum of Minis 
Inside the Museum of Minis 
Miniature of Misnk Building
An interesting museum in Minsk is the Museum of Miniatures, just off the main square where you can see miniature recreations of important places and buildings from all around Belarus.
Night starts to fall 
I hope you enjoyed my little selection of photos today. Keep Belarus in your thoughts too and I hope that this can be resolved as peacefully as possible. May the Journey Never End.
Andy's World Journeys 
I only know of Minsk from its reference on the tv show ‘Friends’. One of the characters was sent there to work as a nuclear physicist. 😜
I wish the Belarusians a lot of courage to go through this ordeal, they have everything to become a modern country and live in peace.
we all do. Thanks so much for commenting!
Hearing “Minsk” always reminds me of the Friends TV show too, just like the comment above! 🙂 Great pictures, Minsk looks really cool! I’d especially like to visit the museum!
it is! the museum is one of a kind! Thanks for reading!
Belarus pinged my radar at the end of last year as I started watching a couple of Youtubers who were out and about exploring the country. I’d love to visit but I don’t think anytime soon, between Covid and politics. Belarus seems to be a place of great beauty and character, a shame it’s in the spotlight for other things just now.
was one of them Bald and Bankrupt? It looks like a place well worth exploring! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Yes it was indeed.
I was in Minsk in April last year and most of your pictures bring back memories. I liked it, especially walking along by the river.
yes I too really liked it, thanks for coemmenting!
I want to not be negative at all so I’ll just say, Great Photos Andy!!! May the journey never ever end.
thanks Eromonsele!
You’re welcome 😁