I have a rule: on excursions and vacations, go only to new places (the world is huge, I want to see as much as possible) and without prior preparation along the route, the history of interesting places (get impressions from scratch). This September, I finally went to Belarus. What I knew about it: a friendly country, friendly people, beautiful and spacious Minsk, wonderful sanatoriums. Everything. I chose a route through the western part of the country: Grodno, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Brest. And I couldn't believe that in Grodno such a century-old story would open up in front of me, when both the second and third visits would not be enough to feel it in the buildings, streets, where the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Soviet Union left indelible traces. And Belovezhskaya Pushcha! Not just a big forest with bison (as I imagined), but endless kilometers of forest wealth and a wide variety of animals. And here is Brest. I am ashamed to admit, but I did not know that there is the city of Brest, beautiful and with its most interesting history, and the Brest fortress, which everyone knows about as a symbol of the courage of the Soviet people. And that's what not only amazed me, but delighted me - these are hundreds of kilometers of cleaned, well-groomed fields, completely ready for the new season. It has been decided, I am temporarily violating my rule and in the summer I will go to Belarus again on the same route, but already well prepared.

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Владимир Морозов

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The oldest landmark of the city of Grodno. From this high hill above the Neman, the city itself began many centuries ago. Therefore, any tourist coming to Grodno is simply obliged to visit the Old Castle. And it makes sense for permanent residents of the city to look here again on a free day to refresh their impressions - fortunately, once a month there is a day of free access. History lovers will be glad to get acquainted with the exposition of the museum located inside the Old Castle, covering the period from the Paleolithic era to the brilliant Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Well, for those who are far from historical research, it will certainly be interesting to look at the interiors in which the rulers of one of the largest and strongest states of medieval Europe lived, to see the royal bathhouse and much more from the life of that era. And all of them, of course, will get great pleasure from the view from the observation deck of the Castle - the ancient and beautiful city of Grodno, the bystry Neman, the forested hills and the Kalozhsky Church, which has survived many centuries - the oldest stone Orthodox Church in Belarus. So if fate brings you to Grodno - regardless of the time of year, be sure to take the time and visit the Old Castle!

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