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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

No more swimming…. for the moment.

This is an awesome former summerbath in the Baltics. It had everything to offer. Inside pools, sauna, outside rooftop gigantic pool and slides. Restaurant and so on…. I have no idea about the future…. Will it be renovated or R.I.P ? Brutalism…. Beautiful design! One of the inside pools. Heavily destroyed but still beautiful tiles.… Continue reading No more swimming…. for the moment.

Former theater, CCCP

This was really a nice find in a small village. Went there really as a gamble and sometimes it pays off. So many nice details still left to see. Amazing place! Roof has started to leak and that is something that will make this beautiful place to rott and fall apart…… No, you should go… Continue reading Former theater, CCCP

Mazeikiai refinery

The refinery in Mazeikiai, Lithuania was one of the very last efforts in the already dying Soviet union. Refinery were built mostly by prisoners living in these blocks (only one remaining today) guarderd by soliders and a fence….. If you look to the base of the picture there is some remaints of block 2 where… Continue reading Mazeikiai refinery