Turov museum

We drove about two and a half hours from Pinsk to Turov, where we visited a rather sad, deteriorating museum celebrating local culture and a particular Russian Orthodox priest who lived and worked in Turov long ago.  It was unfortunate to see this place after our wonderful experiences yesterday in Motol and Bezdezh.  We can only hope that the Minister of Culture can spread some money to this little town for a museum upgrade.

Then it was back to Minsk and the same hotel as earlier in the week for one night before we fly to Warsaw and then home.  We decided to have dinner again at the Traktir restaurant nearby, but this time our waitress could speak no English (unlike our charming waiter the previous Saturday night).  The English menu apparently was not completely in line with the Belarussian one, and thus Bryant was served (despite ordering stuffed green peppers) a huge ham hock with 3 potatoes which could have easily fed 3-4 people.  To add to the excitement, when this dish is served,  they turn out all the lights, ramp up the Techno music, and bring in the tray of food with a rocket sparkler perched on the tray to attract the other customers' attention we assume.  Surprisingly, out came a second rocket-bedecked platter for me with a steak hanging on a stick, though I had ordered cabbage rolls.  These main dishes followed an appetizer (luckily shared!) of pickled herring fillets,  at least 6" long, with tomato and cucumber slices, a boiled potato, sour cream and sprigs of fresh dill.  After sharing a very large piece of cake for dessert, we staggered out of the restaurant and back to the hotel to finish our packing.