Vitebsk is a city in North-Eastern Belarus, the administrative center of Vitebsk region and Vitebsk district.
A population of 374 174 persons (1 October 2015)[4]. Area — 124,538 km2.
The city is located in the Eastern part of Vitebsk region on the banks of the Western Dvina river. The second most ancient city in Belarus after Polotsk. Fourth by population (after Minsk, Gomel and Mogilev) city in the country.
The town was founded on the high banks of the Western Dvina and Vitba, which gave him the name that is on the way "from the Varangians to the Greeks". As the urban legend of the 18th century it was founded by the Saint equal to the apostles Princess Olga. The city was formed as one of the centres of the Association of Slavic Krivichi, and a convenient geographical position at the crossroads of major trade routes contributed to the growth and prosperity over the next centuries
Did you hear what had happened to me last month? I went to Spain on business at that time. After I had taken my bags out of the car, I realized that I had forgotten my passport at home. I found a phone and telephoned home in hope that my wife hadn't left for work yet. A minute passed but nobody answered. I thought she wasn't at home at the moment. She had already left. Then I thought that my wife might be in the bathroom. When some seconds passed my wife would answer. I was right she was taking a shower while I was telephoning. She quickly jumped in her car and brought me my passport to the airport. She had arrived just in time.
