After sunny visits to the Jupiter Factory and the Kindergarten “Golden Key” we had some time left before we had to leave the Zone Of Alienation, so Maxim suggested to go to another rooftop. Of course he had to guard the car again, so Sebi, Michi and I went up on our own. The construction [...]
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Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Apartment Building at Lazarev Street 1/14
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, House, Kindergarten / Nursery, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/03/17 | 1 Comment »
Chernobyl: Fukushima In 25 Years?
Posted in Chernobyl, Japan, Power Station, Pripyat, Ukraine, Uncategorized on 2011/03/12 | 10 Comments »
It’s a weird situation. Here I am, living in Japan, writing a series about Chernobyl 25 years after the catastrophe – while the nuclear power plant in Fukushima is getting out of control. I actually don’t have anything to add to the discussion as the media and their experts are all over the topic anyways. [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Kindergarten “Zolotoj Kluchik” (Golden Key)
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Kindergarten / Nursery, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/03/10 | 1 Comment »
While we were exploring the Jupiter Factory the clouds broke up and the sun came out, changing the atmosphere in Pripyat from gloomy-spooky to “Let’s enjoy a picnic on this wonderful day!”. Sadly none of us brought any food, but I guess there wouldn’t have been time anyways – “Zolotoj Kluchik” (Golden Key), one of [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Jupiter Factory
Posted in Abandoned, Chernobyl, Europe, Factory, Map, Military, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/03/02 | 3 Comments »
If the Jupiter Factory would have been my first urbex exploration ever I’m sure I would have been completely blown away and could have spent hours there. But when I explored the place I was rather underwhelmed, especially since I had to leave the hospital in a hurry…
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Hospital No 126
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Hospital, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/23 | 17 Comments »
Abandoned hospitals are creepy places. It’s kind of in their nature. Like abandoned amusement parks. Hotels, spas, mines… they don’t really get under my skin. Amusement parks and hospitals do – but none of them even nearly as much as Hospital No 126 in Pripyat! When Maxim asked us on the first day which places [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Chernobyl: All The Pretty Przewalski’s Horses
Posted in Animals, Chernobyl, Europe, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/18 | 4 Comments »
The Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, Dzungarian Horse), named after the Russian explorer and geographer Nicolai Przewalski, is a rare and endanger kind of wild horse and was first described in 1881 by L.S. Poliakov. The current world population of about 1500 animals are all descendants from nine horses kept in captivity in 1945 (total [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Police Station
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Map, Military, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/07 | 12 Comments »
Although Pripyat was a city predominantly inhabited by educated and privileged people of course no city of that size could exist without a police station – it sounds so cliché, but most of the arrested people were accused of alcohol related deeds: making home-brew liquor (samogon, самого́н), driving under influence or being drunk in public. [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Middle School #3
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Map, Pripyat, School, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/03 | 4 Comments »
Right next to the indoor Swimming Pool “Azure” was the Middle School #3 at Sportivnaya Street 14, one of 5 secondary schools in Pripyat. Due to its convenient location this school is part of the standard program not only for day tourists, but for pretty much everybody visiting the city. While middle school #1 partly [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Swimming Pool “Lazúrnyj” (“Lazurny” – Azure)
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, Map, Pripyat, Spa / Onsen, Sports, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/01/31 | 1 Comment »
After enjoying the stunning view from the roof top of an apartment building in Pripyat’s north we drove back to the center of the city to visit a classic sightseeing spot pretty much all visitors to the Zone Of Alienation and quite a few fans of video games know very well – the swimming pool [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Apartment Building at Lesya Ukrainka Street 56
Posted in Abandoned, Europe, House, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/01/27 | 5 Comments »
Before going to Pripyat there were two things I badly wanted to do: I wanted to take a really good picture of the ferris wheel at the Amusement Park – and I wanted to have a good view over the city from the top of one of the buildings. Of course officially it’s way too [...]
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