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

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

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