Molino de la Albolafia

Posted by dlugasek on 27 July, 2017

Kolejne przypadkowe znalezisko. Stary młyn wyczajony z mostu w Cordobie. Dopiero później się dowiedzieliśmy, że zbudowano go w średniowieczu i że w ogóle się nazywa jakoś… No i że prowadzi do niego ścieżka, co by mógł się człowiek z bliska odrobinę przyjrzeć 🙂

Another accidental discovery. We saw it when passing a roman bridge in Cordoba. Well, we could see straight away it was an old watermill, but only later we found out that it has a name and was built in medieval times. Also, that there is a path leading to for us to have a closer look 😉

Zdrowaśki,

Abandoned observatory

Posted by dlugasek on 2 June, 2017

Hmm, w sumie to nie do końca. Miało być “abandont”. Tymczasem okazało się na miejscu, że zostało “odabandontnięte”.

Poniższe obserwatorium zostało zdubowane około roku 1900 w górach Sierra Nevada, opuszczone w latach 70-tych i ponownie zagospodarowane na użytek Uniwersytetu w Granadzie jakoś względnie niedawno (widziałem post z 2012 roku, na którym było w stanie przepięknie opuszczonym). No cóż, spóźnilismy się na stary C aminito Del Rey, nie zdążyliśmy też na obserwatorium. Przynajmniej byliśmy konsekwentni 🙂

Tak czy owak, jak ktoś będzie w okolicy (zazwyczaj tą okolicą jest Granada) to serdecznie polecam, bo widoczki cudowne, jak to w górach, a to obserwatorium dodaje sporo uroku.

Actually it is not exactly like that. It was supposed to be abandoned, meanwhile it got unabandoned at some point.

This observatory was built around 1902 in Sierra Nevada range, deserted in 70’s and then adapted again for the needs of University of Granada somehow recently (I saw a post from 2012 when it was in a beautifully abandoned state). Well, we were both late for C aminito Del Rey and also missed the observatory. At least we were consequent 🙂

Nevertheless, whoever shall be in that area (that usually being Granada) I highly recommend to go and have a walk around. These are still beautiful mountains and the observatory certainly adds charm.

Zdrowaśki,

Most w wersji mono

Posted by dlugasek on 5 February, 2017

Jako, że nie mogłem się zdecydować, teraz w czarno-białym…

I couldn’t make my mind up. So now – black&white.

Zdrowaśki,

Most kolejowy / Railway bridge

Posted by dlugasek on 4 February, 2017

Coś dla Ziomków ze Skarszew 🙂

Dawno mnie tam nie było i muszę przyznać, że trochę się zestarzał nasz stary, poczciwy, kolejowy most. Ale co niektóre podpisy się zachowały! W każdym razie z pewnością pod żadnym pociągiem się żaden z tych mostów już nie zawali 🙂

Najpierw w kolorze.

This is a bridge (actually two bridges) in my hometown, a mile from my home. We used to go and play there, both as kids and as teenagers. It was quite cool sitting on the structure underneath while the train crossed. Well, last time anyone could do that was, hmm, let me check (…) somewhere at the end of 2001 as from the 1st of January 2002 the line was officially closed for cargo trains. Last passenger train left Skarszewy on the 31st of March 2000. As you can see the tracks were taken away and no one cares about the bridges anymore. At least old tags are still there…

First in colour.

Zdrowaśki

Podilsko-Voskresenskyi Bridge

Posted by dlugasek on 13 September, 2016

W oczekiwaniu na wizytę w pewnym, całkiem ponoć na świecie znanym, opuszczonym miejscu, mieliśmy dwa dni w Kijowie. Szwędając się beztrosko po mieście natknęliśmy się na takie oto coś:

While preparing to visit certain abandoned place, apparently quite famous, we had two days in Kiev. While wandering around and soaking in, we came across this:

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Zapomniwszy o pierwotnym celu naszego spaceru zaczęliśmy szukać wejścia. W trakcie spotkaliśmy Vlada i Martina, którzy z chęcią nas oprowadzili po czym poszwędali się z nami beztrosko po mieście aż do wieczora. Dzięki chłopaki!

Na przedostatnim zdjęciu widać zejście z mostu. Jak to ładnie ujęto, wymagało ono “odrobinę koncentracji”. Tekst wyjazdu 🙂

We instantly forgot why we were there in the first place and started to look for a way in. While at it we met Vlad and Martin, who decided to show us around the place and ended up wandering around and soaking in with us till the evening. Thanks guys!

On the image before last you can see the way off the bridge. As it was nicely put, it required “a little bit of concentration”. This became the joke of the trip 🙂

“a little bit of concentration”

Thanks again

Abandoned idea

Posted by dlugasek on 4 April, 2016

Hello,

I dug out these few pictures from when I was in Latvia. This kind of block of flats was a standard across all Eastern Block countries. They all look similar and they all were famous for being badly built (there is a saying that for every block finished there was a house for the chief engineer – guess where he took the materials from).

Since the changes came in the 90’s I don’t think there was any more of those finished and some of the old ones gained some colour (at least in Poland). I suppose the construction of the building below must have started just before the system collapsed.

Długas,

Forgotten boat

Posted by dlugasek on 25 January, 2015

It did not sink much as water is quite shallow. However, I suppose that might have been the reason why the dwellers decided not to dwell it anymore. It is a bit beyond the idea of having a water bed.

Or it could have been the other way around. The inhabitants got simply tired with living on a boat. Poor thing felt useless and “jumped of a bridge”…

Zdrowaśki, Długas

Kuprava

Posted by dlugasek on 16 April, 2014

When we were in Latvia we went to visit friends staying in the east of the country. We had a nice evening when, among other things, they were telling us bits about the local area (while mosquitos were showing us their idea of fun). When they mentioned a closed factory, a red lamp flickered in my mind and I persuaded them to take us there the following day in the morning. The place was rather in a bad shape. No equipment left, many floors, walls and ceilings missing, a substantial pond in the middle of biggest hall etc. Obviously, absolutely no one cared about the facility after closure somewhere in the beginning of the 90-ties.

But there was one up-side to this. At least you do not have to worry about some security guy with exaggerated sense of responsibility nosing around. And there was where to roam, as the area was pretty big. After a while we gathered that the place must had been a brickyard (I guess many broken bricks and a pile of clay helped us coming to that conclusion). The whole facility provides a few hours of sightseeing and a few takes to make the camera happy as well. And, as a cherry on the top of the cake, there was a ladder leading to the highest roof 🙂

In the name of experimentation, I have made them black and white this time. Enjoy.

Zdrowaśki,

Długas

Oil tanks

Posted by dlugasek on 10 December, 2013

Hidden in the woods, not very deep though. Surrounded by a fence, not exactly effective to be honest. You feel quite surprised that this is a part of a military base (still active, just a mile further).

These oil tanks had been build by the Germans during World War 2. They had fuelled German battleships including u-boots. Well, as some may know, the Germans had not exactly succeeded in the war, so many facilities had been deserted. After the war the Polish used them to store some other materials. For some reason it was not worth doing anymore, so they left it as well. I do not know how long have they stood empty, but I guess a while. Long enough for some satanist wannabies to paint pentagrams and inverted crosses on the walls and do whatever they do beneath them.

Before going to the main attraction there is a little appetizer in the form of small tanks just beneath the ground level (first 3 pictures). Especially if you do not know what to expect from the site in general, these are worth visiting first. We have entered the main facility through a small square hatch with a ladder. Just later we discovered that from another side one could actually enter via huge gate… Anyway, as you go down the ladder your hopes get lightened up, as it is around 10 meters down and you have to choose which level to explore first. The lower one is made of very long corridors leading from one tank to another, all connected in the pumping station. There one can still find huge engines (incomplete), some pipes going in different directions (most of them have disappeared on account of scrap-collectors and their incredible powers…) and a meter of water on the bottom. I would not be surprised if it burned if you threw a match in it.

Everything adds up to at least a few hours of exploring. When you are done there is nothing better then having a beer on one of the tanks with a view on Gdynia’s harbour 🙂

Zdrowaśki, Długas

Apocalypse

Posted by dlugasek on 30 September, 2013

The site is surrounded by easily passable fence. You can either jump over or crawl under the gate. But whoever is responsible for security knows that and he is smarter then you. Maybe he does not have enough funds to get a better fence to keep you out but at least he can ruin your clothes by cunningly leaving some grease on it (luckily we noticed it in the last moment). Just a small reminder how nice people can be to each other sometimes.

When you approach closer you are not sure where to start. There is one complex of buildings to your right and the main one in front. You can go around all of it or step in. Once you get in, the only things you see around is bare concrete structures with metal pipes and rods sticking out, connected with submarine-like metal door frames. If someone used to play some apocalyptic games he understands where the title of this post comes from. It really makes you ask a question “what if everything did look like that?”. The site, being an unfinished nuclear power station, tickles your imagination generously.

I have been there on two occasions, second one during the winter – even better because ice allows you to enter spots which you cannot really get to other way (unless you have a canoe with you). This is because most of the main complex is flooded, probably due to the pumps (or whatever kept the water out) not functioning anymore. Anyway, ice allowed us to get to the place where the reactor was supposed to be – a cool place to be for a fun of industrial sights.

We were just about to enter the second block when the cunning security guy appeared. As he was a typical, rude security guy threatening us with police and all that we decided to retreat while he was looking for the rest of our team (whoever that was). Bit unfortunate as my brother did not manage to see all the place from above, which one can do from an observation tower at the far side of the complex. I did have a chance when I was there first time with two of my friends. Beautiful view on the whole area.

The site looks still more or less as on the pictures (which were taken 5 years ago). Nowadays though it is seriously considered to host new nuclear power plant, which should be finished around 2025. I guess there is many more cunning security officers there nowadays hence I suppose it must be much more difficult to get in. I am happy I managed in time.

Here is a few pictures, enjoy.

Zdrowaśki, Dlugas