| The city of Minsk is the capital city of Belarus a city, | | | | the winter. Minsk is clean, quiet and friendly. The best |
| which began as part of the Principality of Polatsk | | | | way to get around is walking or by bus, although |
| along with Kiev in the 8th or 9th century. During | | | | there are trolleys and a street level metro rail. Minsk |
| World War II Minsk was a Jewish Ghetto under Nazis | | | | has an airport located about an hour's ride from the |
| rule. Minsk, Belarus now aligned with the Russian | | | | city and regular buses carry passengers from the |
| Kremlin is presently its closest ally. The rebuilding of | | | | airport to downtown Minsk. |
| Minsk after the war changed it into new city. In the | | | | Minsk has several hotels and apartments for tourists, |
| center of the city burns, an eternal flame dedicated | | | | which are very secure. You will find a large number |
| to the soldiers and others who died during WWII in | | | | of places for dining, as well as bars and nightclubs. |
| Minsk. | | | | There is no shortage of places to shop including the |
| Tourists are welcome in Minsk but tourism is not | | | | Central Universal Shopping Center in downtown Minsk. |
| necessarily a growth industry at the present. All | | | | There are museums, galleries, the Opera and Ballet |
| travelers must have passports, visas and must | | | | theatre, The Botanical Gardens and more to see in |
| register upon arrival in all of Belarus. The best time to | | | | Minsk. |
| travel to Minsk is in the summer, it gets very cold in | | | | |