Something a little different ?

[vinniethemanxcat]

Certainly got bragging rights as you casually drop your next trip into the conversation.......



Visit Chernobyl & Kiev (Price includes guided tour of Chernobyl, Flights & Hotels) £144.50 (Departing London STN /Sept departures) @ Various - hotukdeals

 

[Tappet]

Looks interesting.

I've always had a fascination with abandoned/derelict industrial sites - and that pretty much tops the list.

There is a slight worry that I'll end up in a duffel bag floating down the river, but nothing ventured, nothing gained!

 

[putteesinmyhands]

Or you could just settle for Ready Brek for breakfast.

 

[vinniethemanxcat]

I'd love to see it myself......... no way I'd travel all the way to bloody Stansted though.

 

[Tappet]

Certainly got bragging rights as you casually drop your next trip into the conversation.......



Visit Chernobyl & Kiev (Price includes guided tour of Chernobyl, Flights & Hotels) £144.50 (Departing London STN /Sept departures) @ Various - hotukdeals

Didn't book through that link, instead went with another that fit my timeframe better. Me and a mate are going in a couple of weeks - I'll pop some photos up when I'm back.

 

[4(T)]

Didn't book through that link, instead went with another that fit my timeframe better. Me and a mate are going in a couple of weeks - I'll pop some photos up when I'm back.

Heres the tourist briefing pack:

 

[Tappet]

Heres the tourist briefing pack:

My friend is still serving. I've asked him to bring a couple of sets of full CBRN PPE.

 

[Tappet]

I'd love to see it myself......... no way I'd travel all the way to bloody Stansted though.

Well, I'm back - no superpowers (or funny lumps) are yet apparent. Here's some pictures:
Abandoned checkpoint

Soviet "Duga" early warning equipment (105m high, 750m wide)

Abandoned fuel tanker

Gas mask

Children's school sleeping quarters near Pripyat

Definitely not possessed doll

Pripyat ferris wheel

Dodgems

Reactor 4, with the new protective casing over the top

Reactor 5 that was being built at the time, and then abandoned afterwards

Monument to those that fought to bring the disaster under control

 

[Legs]

Well, I'm back - no superpowers (or funny lumps) are yet apparent. Here's some pictures:

Monument to those that fought to bring the disaster under control
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I have to say that is a magnificent monument, really well designed and constructed.