August 7, 2025505 words

Visiting Lida

I slept at 3 am and got up at 11. I bought something to eat and went to the museum.

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I went to the museum, and a little babushka walked up to me with quick steps. She had some red in one of her eyes. Her face lit up. I asked for tickets, and she said they cost 4 Rubles. Then she told me I could ask her any questions. The museum is small, but the babushka is very kind. She gave me a free, private tour for 30 minutes covering the history of the city in Russian.

Polish, German, Russian, Belarussian, these are all part of the city's history.

I asked why isn't there any Lenin statues or Парка Победы here? She said there is a Lenin statue, and there is a victory square.

The city was founded in 1460, and Catherine the Great was here.

Old objects used to make fire.

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And this is the present day. People go to parks and have festivals. I asked about local festivals. Babushka said they are on Sundays.

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There is a Polish traveler called Konstantin who traveled up and down the river and wrote a book. I asked if I could see the book? She said it's written in Polish, but there are photos.

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A lot of old money here. Money from the Soviet Union with Lenin on it. There is even money from the Russian empire.

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The Zenit camera.

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Half of the section was dedicated to ВОВ. There is the fascist German currency, as well as what soldiers used to drink and eat - both German and Soviet. I asked where are the soldiers from? Babushka said they are from Russia.

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And here are the modern officials and athletes.

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Another woman staff approached me and asked me questions. She asked me why I am here and how long I would be saying. She asked, "как вас зовут?" I said Dima, Dmitry. She asked why I learned Russian? I said I learned from YouTube and TikTok. She asked which film do I like? I said, "Москва слезам не верит", "Приключения электроника", "Мэри Поппинс". She asked why I was alone. I couldn't answer that question, I said, "никто из моих знакомых в Китае не знает русского языка." She gave me some a few postcards, they are marked 0.7 Rubles, but she gave me for free.

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Then I went to the bus station and just managed to catch the bus as the door was closing. Now we are going to Molodechno. 3 Rubles. And I am in Molodechno again.

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17 Rubles, train, to Lida. But right now I am calling the hostel. They told me there are places, so I am heading to Lida. This train is better than the "электричка", it's faster and cleaner.

Привет Лида.

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I went into the hostel. I rented a single room for 30 Rubles, there was just me today.

I walked around for 3 hours, and it was quite boring. I got back late, and they already hung my clothes for me.

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