Belarus

SSSR-62At that time Poland and the Soviet Union
Date of travel: June 19 – July 10, 1962

ITINERARY:
This trip was done mostly by train but had also two flights. It started on railway station in Prague (Czechoslovakia) on June 19 and continued to POLAND with 1.5 day stop in Warsaw. Before noon of June 21 we continued by train to the border of that time Soviet Union specifically to its BELARUS (stop in Grodno). We continuing to LITHUANIA, where by night June 21 and stayed until June 24 (visiting its capital Vilnius and Trakay), by train to RUSSIA for June 25 and 26 (seeing Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, and some of its surroundings). From here by train to ESTONIA for June 27 through June 29 (sightseeing its capital Tallinn). Back by train to RUSSIA for June 30 to July 2 (to continue sightseeing of Leningrad with Hermitage, Katarina Palace and Peter’s Hoff). Night flight to LATVIA where from July 3 to 4 (its capital Riga and its surroundings). Early morning flight back to RUSSIA (this time the capital of Soviet Union and Russia, Moscow, with sightseeing of Kremlin and other historical places and museums), where July 5 through July 7. In the morning on July 8 departing Moscow on a train through Ukraine and its part Ruthenia (which used to be a part of Czechoslovakia between WWI and WWII) and Slovakia the time of this trip part of Czechoslovakia, coming to Prague (Czechoslovakia) in the morning July 10.

Travel office: Cedok (that time the only travel office in Czechoslovakia)
Who took part: About 30 Czech tourists, our Czech leader Prokop H., our Russian leader Svetlana A. and local guides in various visited places.

BE-14 BELARUS Date of travel: Jul 20 – Jul 23, 2014

ITINERARY:
In the afternoon on July 20, 2014 I take a plane from Prague, Czech Republic to Minsk, BELARUS. After landing I am met by a local English speaking guide and taken in my hotel.
Next day there is a sightseeing tour of the capital of Belarus, Minsk with the guide, a car and a driver. Minsk which was leveled during WWII, was rebuilt with wide boulevards and many parks. Day after there is a car trip to the Fort Mir some 85 km southwest of Minsk.
On July 23 afternoon I am leaving Minsk on a plane for Prague.

Travel office: ESO Travel, Czech travel office arranged my solo trip.
Who took part: I traveled alone.