So, while I was in Minsk for a full week, I ended up really poorly so there isnt much to blog about really! On Sunday I had a wander around but it was too cold to stay out too long. Its not a very pretty city as in it doesnt have an old town or nice archetecture but it does have a certain charm about it. It is so different to what I have been used to though, hardly anyone speaks english, even in bars and restaurants (or at least, they dont want to speak it!!) so...

Woke up mega early this morning feeling like absolute crap! Id got a bit of a sore throat yesterday but today it felt like I had swallowed razor blades and my ears were so sore! I took some paracetamol as thats all I had with me and tried to sleep it off but after a couple of hours I decided to go find a chemist. I felt rotten though and it took all my energy just to get dressed. I went downstairs and asked the hostel lady if there was a chemist nearby and she as...