Report 2 from our epic trip to Chernobyl!
Right after our visit inside the nuclear power plant, we returned to Pripyat and visited the school & swimming pool. Two of my favourite locations from the trip. I spent nearly an hour on my own wandering the corridors & looking in various class rooms, and even a trip to the rooftop. At every turn I was amazed at the scale of decay in this building, and the abandoned classrooms. On one level the floor was strewn with school text books - sometimes up to a foot deep. It was all very sad. I left the floor of gas masks till last. A thought provoking place.
I met up with the rest of the group, and the next one; The swimming pool was a brighter affair, and fun to explore & photograph.
Explore with Stig, Auntieknickers, TLR & 2 non members.
The history is well documented on the net. In summary:
Pripyat was a purpose built city for Chernobyl nuclear power plant (pop nearly 50,000). Founded in 1970, the whole city was evacuated after The Chernobyl disaster happened in April 1986, in Ukraine, former USSR.
The city had been large enough for 20 schools for various ages, a hospital, numerous sports facilities, a fairground, fire & police station, shops and many housing blocks.
An explosion & fire released large quanties of radioactive particles into the atmosphere over current day Ukraine & Belarus. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history. It is one of only two level 7 events (the other being Fukushima in 2011.) To contain the contamination cost a lot money and lives. Today Pripyat remains uninhabited.
The floor was up to a foot deep in school text books
The floor of gas masks...Used during the explosion
The school hall
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THE SWIMMING POOL
Gym
More photos & reports to follow!
Right after our visit inside the nuclear power plant, we returned to Pripyat and visited the school & swimming pool. Two of my favourite locations from the trip. I spent nearly an hour on my own wandering the corridors & looking in various class rooms, and even a trip to the rooftop. At every turn I was amazed at the scale of decay in this building, and the abandoned classrooms. On one level the floor was strewn with school text books - sometimes up to a foot deep. It was all very sad. I left the floor of gas masks till last. A thought provoking place.
I met up with the rest of the group, and the next one; The swimming pool was a brighter affair, and fun to explore & photograph.
Explore with Stig, Auntieknickers, TLR & 2 non members.
The history is well documented on the net. In summary:
Pripyat was a purpose built city for Chernobyl nuclear power plant (pop nearly 50,000). Founded in 1970, the whole city was evacuated after The Chernobyl disaster happened in April 1986, in Ukraine, former USSR.
The city had been large enough for 20 schools for various ages, a hospital, numerous sports facilities, a fairground, fire & police station, shops and many housing blocks.
An explosion & fire released large quanties of radioactive particles into the atmosphere over current day Ukraine & Belarus. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history. It is one of only two level 7 events (the other being Fukushima in 2011.) To contain the contamination cost a lot money and lives. Today Pripyat remains uninhabited.
THE SCHOOL
The floor was up to a foot deep in school text books
The floor of gas masks...Used during the explosion
The school hall
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THE SWIMMING POOL
Gym
More photos & reports to follow!