I had this place in my mind for years…. But there were always something getting in between. Lucky I had the chance to see it before it was demolished. This is pictures from my first visit here. Of course a Ferris wheel! It´s in a former Soviet republic. Actually the rollercoaster were transported here from… Continue reading Former amusement park
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Amusement park
Almost like a twin brother to Pripiyat, ferris wheel is standing there but nobody rides it. No guests at all in sight…. Is this for true? It must be a copy paste , Ferris wheel 1A in the former Soviet union?! I guess this was meant to be the exit pic of this story, but… Continue reading Amusement park
C47 Dakota, Skytrain
I have visited this place on the Balkans 7 times during the years. First visit in 2010 and last time in 2021…. 11 years to see how something really nice is grinded down to a total disgrace by humans. First visit in 2010 with heavy rain coming in. 8 months later in 2011 some parts… Continue reading C47 Dakota, Skytrain
Favorite hotels!
One of my very most goals in travelling to the east is to find a communist hotel in original. No renovation, no nothing after being built! Say hello this beaty in Visaginas, Lihuania. Stayed there in 2010, built in the 1983 s and now demolished. There is a Lidl standing there now… Only faced something… Continue reading Favorite hotels!
Former coalmine
This beautiful mine was visited in a totally totally disaster weather. Heavy rain and heavy rain ruined a lot of the outside pics……. But we were lucky in the end! This picture is very emotional to me. It says “Daddy I love you so much, make sure to come home healthy”. Working conditions here were… Continue reading Former coalmine
Some memories of Tjornobyl…..
I guess an era is to the end now. War in the zone and a lot of mines has been spread…. so sad. And also all buildings that were already in a pretty bad shape has turn some years older. Even before the war some buildings had started to collapse due to some 35+ years… Continue reading Some memories of Tjornobyl…..
Swimming is cancelled…..
This massive place was never finished. some people say that this complex was planned due to the obsession to have an olympic summergame. Swimming and gymnastics………. Today it stands alone, looted and will propably never come any closer to function. If you like riding electrical scooters, this might be the place for them to die?… Continue reading Swimming is cancelled…..
Ukrainian Krym!
Some pics from 2013 when I travelled from Odesa down to Crimea passing Yalta and Sevastopol via Mykolaiv, Kherson and Simferopol. Antonovsky bridge, I guess Ukraine will have to make a whole new bridge in the future…… Former airbase west of Yevpatoria. I wonder if he is still there on the airbase?? From inside the… Continue reading Ukrainian Krym!
Back again
A place is never to good for a revisit. This was my third time here. The Budzluzhda monument was once constructed to honor the events in 1891 that lead into a start to what became the Bulgarian socialist Democratic party. Constructions started in 1974 and was finished in 1981. After socialism and communism fell in… Continue reading Back again
The Chinese trucks and a weird Chinese influented town…… in another country
These Chinese trucks stands at an “abandoned” former military base. Well the base is pretty abandoned even if there is military guards patrolling and checking the area. Close up on one of the trucks. Been standing here for a while. The other Chinese truck, also been here for more then a month….. at least. Former… Continue reading The Chinese trucks and a weird Chinese influented town…… in another country