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Belarus. Grodno

 

See also: the next report (April 2023).

Unremarkable barrack-like houses on a hill on the banks of the Neman river have recently been transformed and received the appearance of a castle, as it was in the 16th century. More precisely, how the restorers imagine its appearance at that time.

 

The major part of a castle, which housed the local museum before, still haven't been restored, so the temporary bridge for heavy loaded trucks still staying.

 

Neman river.

 

Few houses restored from scratch on Zamkovaya street.

 

Old synagogue.

 

Manor of the merchant Muravjeff which stood empty for more than 20 years, now houses a restaurant and one of the best hotels in the city.

 

Traditional Grodno view: the prison, the oldest pharmacy in Belarus and the baroque St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (1705) which survived the WWII with no serious damage.

 

I was sure that the Union of Poles in Belarus was expelled from the country after the 2020 riots, but seems they were not.

 

A house on Mickiewicz street with the old interwar mail slot with a polish inscription.

 

In general, a beautiful city with cozy streets and parks.

 

You can walk off the beaten path and enter the old cemetery (near the central bus station).

 

A grave of a Russian lieutenant general Sergei Lanskoy, who was mortally wounded during the Battle of Craonne in France in 1814.

 

Cats of Grodno.

 

And other critters.

 

Getting in (as of June 2022): direct M4 highway from Minsk, the railway is very slow.

Where to stay: Semashko hotel on Kalyuchinskaya st. Another hotel of this chain on Antonova st. is much worse.

Where to eat: Muravjeff restaurant on Sovetskaya square, Forno pizza on 1-st Trudovaya st., great coffee at Prosto kofe on Davida Grodnenskogo st.

What to buy: large grocery stores like Korona or Euroopt highlight the local products on the shelves.

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