"Smolensk - a quick stop on the road out of Russia" Smolensk by Waoife

Smolensk Travel Guide: 40 reviews and 72 photos

Unless you're on a bus trip from Moscow heading for Europe you're unlikely to have any reason to visit Smolensk. Only spent a few hours here and wasn't overly impressed - then again by that point in my trip to Russia I was starting to suffer from severe Orthodox church overload (there's only so many onion domes one person can take!)

Last visit to Smolensk: Aug 2001
Intro Written Sep 4, 2002
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fabrice Sep 6, 2007 at 2:22 AM Report Abuse

funny story ; smolensk looks beautiful anyway
sennaya May 29, 2007 at 11:14 AM Report Abuse

Well, it's sad, you didn't find a better place to stay. We could share that knowledge with you.:)