Today was our last day in Minsk. During the day we continued to explore Minsk and its parks. In the late afternoon we met up again with the team for bowling and pizza.

When the two hours of bowling were over and we had to leave the lanes, we made our way back to the office (ten minutes by foot) for a farewell.

Sasha joined us on the way back to the hotel, showing us, what is probably the best place in Minsk for deserts and cake. After that we went for a trip in a pedal boat (at 22:30) on the Svislach river. We made our way back to the hotel then by metro … said good-bye to Sasha – and Minsk.

A big Thank You to everyone, who helped us on this trip and made it more enjoyable – благодарю!

Today was our sightseeing day; we had taken the day off and made our way through town. We started at the train station, walking from there to (and visiting) the National Art Museum, then heading back to the prospekt and the office – passing through squares and parks on our way. We took it easy with plenty of stops in cafes. At one stage torrential rain started – we were lucky enough to sit in a cafe with cake in front of us 😉

We even made it all the way out to the Minsk’s newest attraction – the National Library, a diamond shaped building – sometimes called Chupa Chups (think … lollipop). We tried almost every entrance of it – until we found the right entrance to get us to the viewing platform on top.

We made it back into town by metro – our restaurant of choice was once more in the Old Town area – so we had a closer look at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit located right at the metro exit.

When we got back from Dudutki, Pilar, Norman and myself asked to get dropped of at Gorky Park; we still had a trip on the Ferris wheel on our list. We arrived at the park and made it into a cabin of the wheel well before sunset.

After we returned to Minsk we took some time to get fresh – to then head out for dinner around Independence Square (formerly known as Lenin Square). Below some photos of the square and the Prospekt nearby.

We made it back to the hotel from the office at around 19:00; we (now only Pilar, Maria, Norman and myself) took the metro to get to Minsk’s old Town.

Norman only made it into Minsk today. While he was being picked up at the airport, the preparations for a small get-together began.

Some of our Minsk team, plus Pilar and myself made it to the market to stock up on cold meats, cheese, vegetables, fruits, bread, sweets and juice.

When we made it back to the office, we continued with the preparations (cutting the meat, cheese, fruit etc.) to build up a buffet. We also added some of the stuff we had brought from Spain and Germany (most notably the Spanish Jamon Iberico). Norman meanwhile also made it into Minsk and joined just in time for the office party or get-together.