Got our Russian Visas! Plus Letters of Invitation required to enter the country written in Russian Cyrillic. $221 per person. The Belarus Visa will be another $160 each in cash when we get there. Egads, you'd think they're trying to keep out the riff-raff! All that for the privilege of dour lodgings, questionable sanitary food preparation, and contaminated drinking water from centuries-old lead pipes. Ah, but it will certainly be an adventure...can't wait!
Visa Photo Requirements: no smile, no teeth, no kidding
