An Englishman in Minsk - Belarus - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- I spent 28 days in Belarus - some of those days I spent in the Capital of Belarus - Minsk - here is what I documented while in Minsk - capturing the wonderful Eastern European City from all angles and in all situations - from nightlife to things you may do in the day! Feel free to comment below!
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So was your prediction about the devaluation correct in the end? Just curious. Nice video by the way.
Sadly there currency has lost value both against the $,€ and £ since I was there in May 2017
Time has flown! And so many videos since!
Настолько приятнее, чище и цивилизованнее чем города России. Пребывая в Минске чувствовала себя более человеком чем в России, где я в-общем то живу и гражданкой коей являюсь. Приятнейшие люди и атмосфера в целом, даже в ненастную погоду. Спасибо Минску и Минчанам.
Minsk is a wonderful city and yes very clean if I translated that right!
@@TheWonderingEnglishman Yes, sorry, not sure why I commented in Russian. Your translation is correct. Thank you for the great video!
It’s your language / perfectly normal :)
Полностью согласен. Из Минска переехал к жене в Москву. Там просто дичь, хаос и полное неуважение к закону и правилам. После Беларуси ужасно непривычно
❤❤🤗🤗✌✌🇧🇾🇧🇾
Thank you for good opinion about Belarus ! Come back to visit us !:)) Welcome to Belarus!:)))
+Eugen S thanks very much :) did you manage to watch the extended version - this version was cut short - extended version continues where this one finishes
The library building is lighted at night and looks awesome. The outside surface of that "spaceship" is made of LCD screens and they can make quite a light show.
I saw it one night when I was taking in a bar nearby - sadly didn’t have a working Camera when that was happening - certainly could of passed for a Spaceship if it had been flying also :)
Thank you for such a warm video about our brutal city. Minsk has its unbeatable charm.
Additional thanks for paying respect to the Victory Monument!
This mall was empty because it opened some days ago. Now there are a lot of people and shops there.
That's very pleasing to hear - when I visited I went there with a local and they had said it had been open for a year +
However I imagine they were wrong - I appreciate the update and its pleasing to hear such a beautiful city is doing well.
hello from ireland . like your videos and may head to belarus myself very soon , as an irishman in minsk lol. the empty shopping centre at 9:09 is a smiliar faith in many rural irish towns im afraid so not just belarus
Thank you :)
Recent reports suggest Minsk is doing much better now and that shopping centre may now be a lot busier - I’m looking forward to returning at some stage :)
Hello!
Well done, the author that took the time and walked around Minsk!
Wonderful city and country :)
Thanks mate! For the nice video and visiting the country!
The locks on the bridges are from weddings. On wedding day couples will go to all of the war monuments and lay some flowers an or take pictures also new couples will put these padlocks on bridges and they say their love will last as long as the padlocks are not opened. You will find these on bridges everywhere in FSU.
That's awesome - I had no idea - I assumed it was just people in Love - but now knowing its done by those that get married that's even more romantic and touching seeing so many locks all over the city.
yes, it is, maintenance workers and such try to avoid removing at all costs, many are 60-70 or more years old an you probably saw many have dates and names carved into them.
Nice video would love to visit Belarus as well all the other former Soviet countries I've visited Romania Bulgaria Poland in Eastern Europe I definitely recommend them if you haven't been
Odins Wolf I've visited all those countries - I actually have 4 countries in Europe I haven't been to - I'm planning to complete Europe in the next few months - will post videos of all of them - I will actually be in Bulgaria in the next week - always happy to take recommendations as I've only been to Sofia and Borovets but plan to explore more and explore more of Sofia.
Alexander van Terheyden cool you seen a lot of Europe I thought I'd seen a lot of it I've recently been traveling Australia and south east Asia for the last six months was amazing recommend them as well which are the 4 countries in Europe that you've not been too in Bulgaria I went to the Black Sea coast went to Varna, Nessebar, zheravna and the blue mountains I definitely recommend all of them all really beautiful cool not been to Sofia would love too though
+Odins Wolf I plan to go to the Black Sea in a week+
The countries I haven't are Macedonia? Moldova, Georgia and Malta / all on the cards :)
Odins Wolf btw did you watched the second part also? As this is only part 1
Alexander van Terheyden wow would love to go Macedonia Moldova and Georgia Eastern Europe really fascinates me how did you get on in places like Ukraine and Belarus I've heard there's hardly any people that speak English there so I've been told Bulgaria is a really beautiful country the furthest east I've been in Europe cool I'll watch it
Thank you for good video! Very nice! :)
Thank you for watching :)
i think it looks like a diamond !
Thanks for watching two of my videos today :)
London man here coming to minsk for 5 days in October hope the food is good .. should I learn a little Russian
+bumzilla 85 food is great in Belarus - many incredible dishes to try - use TripAdvisor to double check if a place is well rated. Yes learn some Russian basics - and use google translator to help you get by.
@@TheWonderingEnglishman Did you know? Russian is the most commonly spoken language in Europe. Я учу русский. Я люблю русский язык.
Hi! Nice video...but I've got a question. How expensive is the health insurance that you need to get in the airport? I've heard that around 100 euros? Sth like that? And it's compulsory, right? Thx in advance for the answers!
87acho hi - thanks for watching! The price of the insurance is roughly 25 euros - I sadly had to purchase it twice as the lady who sold it to me didn’t get my dates correct so I had to purchase it again. Make sure you get the dates right when you buy it.
The poet is Janka Kupala
Thank you :)
I'm from Minsk
+Anna Mahato a fantastic city :)
Did you get a chance to see Part 2?
i am not but very nice City and friendly people
Agreed :)
I wanna know you!
*Soviet anthem blasting in my head almost the entire time*
:) Hopefully you got to see the second part in the whole movie link?
Dude, it looks like you are a communist in your heart!
it's almost 2019 and exchange rate is 2.7 to 1 pound, just a small change
Sergei O. Glad it hasn’t fallen off a cliff :)
@@TheWonderingEnglishman not yet :)
Hi - Thanks for watching - The Rest of the Time in Minsk can be found here : ua-cam.com/video/rVfJGv78X50/v-deo.html
Good film..
9:35 This mall is very busy now, a lot of people and shops, don't worry
Those young men in uniform are students propably
or recruits
there are times when young men are recruited to army and they march to the point of their destination
in fact, the theatre you were showing is military dramatic theatre
and there are a lot of establishments, where young men learn how to become soldiers
sadly many of them entering such universities only for one reason: it is easier to get in(because of the low entering marks)
and there they get food and money(as a scholarship)
and the mall you was walking in the beginning just opened recently, and it was said on the posters there, that most of the shops were going to open soon
and please, dont say Belarussia
it's Belarus
have a nice day!
and all of these buildings at october square actually are cultural places
the palace of republic holds concerts and there is a cinema theatre in it
and the palace of professional union culture is like a theatre too
ann mogilevich thanks for watching and the insight - did you watch the full movie? It goes on further
Alexander van Terheyden I didn't get a chance to watch the whole movie, but I will watch it till the end sometime
Hi, any reason why you didn't catch the train from the airport to Minsk? By the way, I think it looks like a diamond. Thanks, Carl
+ezequielc11 when I arrived despite asking for directions there seemed to be no train from minsk airport. I looked into this while I was there and it seemed to be impossible. Can you prove me wrong? Did I really miss the opportunity to take the airport train?
Hi, maybe the information I read on line wasn't correct (more fake news). I'll have to look into it again and put it into practice when I visit. By the way, thanks for posting the video.
ezequielc11
More than welcome - hope its been useful - maybe click subscribe for more? :)
That train has just been cancelled for poor passenger traffic. Everybody just uses Uber / airport cabs now.
ezequielc11 ...there is no train....next time take bus from or to airport....
I saw the NOVICHOK factory from the top of the library
Hahaha I think the factory was in Russia not Belarus 🇧🇾 🤫
@@TheWonderingEnglishman Russia owns Belarus,Belarus will never leave Russian control,Russia manufactures its most dangerous substances on foreign soil so that it does not have to own up to spills or cleanup of dangerous hazards such as the Cherynobel disaster in the Ukraine. Fely Abernethy may know more than we do about the location for making and storing Novichok.
hey at the beginning you mentioned Uber, does Uber operate in Minsk? Also is money conversion an issue? Going there soon!
+zatara wood yes I was so thankful for Uber - it was a money saver - much cheaper than other taxis - I got ripped off from airport - if i could use the airport wifi upon arrival I would have used Uber leaving airport - but sadly I couldn't get it to work on the day I arrived (it was working the day I left)
Nice thanks for letting me know. I wasn't sure if Uber would be there or not. Is there a secret to getting the airport wifi to work over there? Usually in international airports it just comes on with no passwords needed or anything.
ps your channel is awesome btw. hope you continue creating good content and it gets much more popular. Peace.
+zatara wood thanks :) the Channel is a little bit of a hobby lately - it's a way to document travels - been travelling since April - when you travel alone it's a way to vent thoughts.
In regards to wifi I hope you can just connect - I did when I was leaving simply connect - but like I said when I arrived it simply wasn't working. This is the thing about wifi - I've found when travelling sometimes it works great and then the next day in the exact same place it won't work.
Do you film on a go pro?
25:02 Yes the music sucks in belarus all the time. Nightclubs are popular only among people looking for one night partner.
That cat museum looked mad. I prefer the Soviet architecture to classic European.
Fairly common site now all over Europe now - places to drink Coffee with cats - London for some reason has a few these days!
Я боюсь кошек. But the lady at the cat museum is pretty.
About belarus ruble. It's not overrated at the moment, in fact exchange rate grew over last time from 2.2 for a US dollar to 1.9, because of a new government money policy.
Right, it has devalued by 3 times in 2011-2013.
Lets see shall we - I hope there are no shocks to the countries currency - but having worked in the financial markets my whole life - i vision one could easily happen.
+Daniel Berdassov and Rapture - I've been a currency trader for most of my life - currencies move up and down all the time - I felt positive about Belarus after I had experienced so much of the country. However no currency is immune to collapse - it may have strengthened lately but that doesn't mean it will continue like that - the big shock will come when there is political change - that will happen and when it does expect a considerable move in the currency.
we have a lot of statues of lenin everywhere, 10 only in Minsk
Very soft spoken..hard to hear ya
One of my early videos - sorry for amateurish :)
Lenin worship is allowed because he supported Belarus national Republic and his revolution bring Belarus state to life. Russian Empire government was critically against that and Lenin destroy it.
Did you read about that in Russian? Source?..
It's high time to use the five-day visa-free mode! It is in place until January 2018!..
Which bond movie?
Moonraker and Thunderball spring to mind :)
minks sk?
erm, ok
Hope my prounceation didn't put you off too much?
The library looks like a virus imo
Как странно он произносит "Минск". Я очень хотел бы посетить этот город.
Yes I know Bad pronunciation by me! Forgive me!
@@TheWonderingEnglishmanMy pronunciation is worse :) Thanks for a very nice and informative video. Can't wait to visit Minsk myself.
lol 22:15 i think J walking is illegal in belarus so that might explain that
He always breaks the rules :)
Hey, you basically ignored the old town (Trajetskae Suburb and Verkhni Gorad) which is historical and really nice (the cultural life is happening over there) and focused on the Soviet buildings. That's not very nice, 'cause you are sort of showing only one side of it. Minsk is more than just the communist stuff.
+Alex Mart no I didn't - I posted this video twice on UA-cam - part 1 which you just commented on and the full movie that had to be reposted due to being flagged by UA-cam for reasons beyond my comprehension - hopefully you get a chance to view the full movie where I include the old town. Let me know by commenting on the other video - link is in the description - thanks for watching!
Trinity Suburb is arguably historical - maybe its location (it was restored all the way through in the 1980s)...
I was also ripped off by a taxi driver in Minsk airport lol.
Fortunately Minsk does have Uber :)
Homeworld music detected.
Do you always have to have your face in the frame...?...basically you could turn the camera around...lol
It’s a Vlog not a Travel Video directed by the Travel Channel or the BBC
🤓 thanks for watching though !
Thank you for the video. But please be so kind to check it out how to pronounce Belarusian correctly. Oxford helps) Anyway, you are welcome here any time)
Дмитрий Сизых Sadly no one corrected me - maybe you could upload a video on how to say it correctly? Thanks for watching though! :)
Минск это ES KRUTO
Those soldiers look like hired goons in uniform.
Yes - but they are all good people - never met a mean soldier when I was in Belarus - I tried speaking to many of them.
They were the young boys, most likely cadets, under the age of 18, who entered military school and that's why they looked a bit goofy, as any teenager would look at this age :-)
Did you like Belorussian girls? ;)
What’s not to like....
@@TheWonderingEnglishman Belarusian girls are beautiful, right?
Of course they are :)
The wondering Englishman have you been to Singapore? It is a pity that nobody says that Singaporeans are good-looking.
Unfortunately, Alexander, you have didn`t use our services (www.autotransfer.by/en/). But I have to say more and more British travelers are going to Belarus.
+Minsk Karaoke Taxi next time I'll give you a try
I travel out every couple of months on the VISA free scheme.
+bladeboy2041 how come so regularly? I understand why it's great country - but for any other reasons other than tourism ?
The wondering Englishman My fiancé lives there.
+bladeboy2041 very nice - the women are very beautiful there - did you get a chance to watch part 2? (full movie) ?
bladeboy2041 nice :)
Every sentence starts with an unnecessary "so".
One of my early videos where I was very unaccustomed to being on Camera - we all have to start somewhere!
@@TheWonderingEnglishman we see this phenomenon a lot. It is not easy to talk to a camera, I um and ahh lots but the "So" thing is condescending.
Maybe - does it matter?
@@TheWonderingEnglishman yes I guess so. I have to re-record as I know it is irritating.
Hard to go back to some of these places and re-record - I would hope some of my recent videos have got better ?
А представьте, после НАТОвских бомбёжек,что с ним станет? Кто-нибудь задумывался?
Horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Random...
Rly not mate shut ur mouth
I,m gone , this is F*cking boring.
Just looked at tour channel Carl. You offer less than 1% of what the Englishman offered.
It is a very old video :) - much has improved since then (I'd like to think!)