Sunday, April 6, 2008

Department Store


This is one of the department stores located in the center of the city. The name of this store is "Na Nemige".

3 comments:

Kris McCracken said...

Can I ask what "Na Nemige" translates to in english?

Olga said...

It translates into "on Nemiga". "Nemiga" (reads [ne'miga]) is a name of a river. For a long time it was the second largest river flowing through Minsk. Then it almost dried up and was put into a pipe. Today the name Nemiga more commonly refers to a nearby street, where the department store from the photo is located.

Kris McCracken said...

Thanks very much for the comprehensive response! I now know four more things about Minsk than I did five minutes ago!