What can I say about Chernobyl? The place is simply awesome! It had been at the very top of my wish list ever since I started exploring. Reading Urbanx's annual reports and seeing the almost constant stream of amazing shots on FB from those lucky enough to have already been just fuelled my desire to get out there.
When Mr Dan mentioned there were a couple of spaces left on their upcoming trip I jumped at the chance. Huge thanks go out to Mr Dan for the invite, GPSJim for organizing the whole shebang and driving our urbex bus, also for the rest of the gang (non members) who helped make it one of the most adventurous and laugh out loud weeks of my life. A special mention has to go to Henery who proved to be up for absolutely anything and to Eugene for providing the constant Maggie/Cheltenham Market soundtrack. Oh, and to Eric too
Trying to whittle down 700 shots to just 20 or so (sorry there's 31) for this report wasn't easy, so here's a fairly random selection of some of my favourites. Hopefully a few slightly different ones to the usual fare.
Nice light in a random room
The iconic ferris wheel
The view from the top of the ferris wheel
The post office
End of the day
Disused train track
Reactor 4, up close and personal
The new shelter object, nearing completion
The Bridge of Death
Bottles (makes a change from jars)
Pripyat Hospital
There has to be one from the swimming pool
And the adjoining basketball court
The children's unused gasmasks in the school
Hello Teddy
Duga abstract
1985 calendar
Left behind
Custom boots
Reactor 2 control room
Inside the unfinished building to house reactors 5 & 6
Prometheus statue from Pripyat relocated to Chernobyl
Time to go
Thanks for looking.
When Mr Dan mentioned there were a couple of spaces left on their upcoming trip I jumped at the chance. Huge thanks go out to Mr Dan for the invite, GPSJim for organizing the whole shebang and driving our urbex bus, also for the rest of the gang (non members) who helped make it one of the most adventurous and laugh out loud weeks of my life. A special mention has to go to Henery who proved to be up for absolutely anything and to Eugene for providing the constant Maggie/Cheltenham Market soundtrack. Oh, and to Eric too
Trying to whittle down 700 shots to just 20 or so (sorry there's 31) for this report wasn't easy, so here's a fairly random selection of some of my favourites. Hopefully a few slightly different ones to the usual fare.
Nice light in a random room
The iconic ferris wheel
The view from the top of the ferris wheel
The post office
End of the day
Disused train track
Reactor 4, up close and personal
The new shelter object, nearing completion
The Bridge of Death
Bottles (makes a change from jars)
Pripyat Hospital
There has to be one from the swimming pool
And the adjoining basketball court
The children's unused gasmasks in the school
Hello Teddy
Duga abstract
1985 calendar
Left behind
Custom boots
Reactor 2 control room
Inside the unfinished building to house reactors 5 & 6
Prometheus statue from Pripyat relocated to Chernobyl
Time to go
Thanks for looking.
