Trip to Dedukti -the hill of glory and back to Minsk

Today I picked up my rental car for the first trip outside Minsk before starting my big journey tomorrow - I though that picking up a rental car was easy but to find the booth in the main railway station was all but easy - the guy from the rental car company told me that they are are not allowed to set up signs - normal way of business here - search and find out ....

I got my car and made my way to Dedutki a traditional cultural park that was set up by a Lithuanian Industrial to demonstrate all traditional products made in Belarus on one spot. The drive there was nice and took me through the country side but the site itself was no so estonishing - took a guide tour in Russian that allowed me to taste the home made chees and Wodka - see the original equipment below and learn all about traditional Belarus farm traditions - I liked that Mr. Lamanchais not a well seen guest in Belarus and continued to the glory hill close to Minsk airport - another true astonishing Russian monoment - I like the way these were constructed - straight forward - it should be visible that it's all about glory and heroic behaviour and look at the pictures - yes that is exactly what these pictures tell - mission completed - for this purpose ....

I dropped my car at the hotel to visit the great museum of the 2nd World War I saw yesterday only from the outside - another great example on how to impose a certain picture on the audience - now sitting on my favourite spout typing the blog and getting prepared for tomorrow's journey to Grodna...

The lush setting of Dudutki

Old car collection also on display 

The intitial distillery set up - I like the old petrol tank in these set up - they call the product water from the moon - how come ....

Straw is an essential part of Belarus culture and used to create all kinds of magnificent sculptures 

Well explained by the professional

Outside the park a new wooden church has been erected 

And as mentioned Mr La Mancha should not turn up here 

Fields are already in full blossoms 

The mount of Glory - true impressive with all its details 

The local Cafe guided by the tanks - that's what I call a safe place 

Back to Minsk in the museum of the 2nd world war - clear messages all over 

Interesting tool the partisans used to let the German railways crush - called partisany lift - simple and effective 

Or they used these nice standard tools...

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And finally the victory hall on the top - message clearly understood 

Back on the way to dinner with a nice evening view of the old town 

And the upper town 

Boxed in concrete - smile