Fluxy
15-04-2012, 08:43 PM
What's up everyone,
I've decided to post this here, hope I have the right category. The reason being that this ghost town deep inside the forests of Brandenburg once played a very important role in the Cold War. It was specifically built to store nuclear weapons, as well as housing the families of scientists, those in the military, engineers etc.
I went at this one solo, and for the next 6 hours I was living my dream. I am a real Soviet nut, and I'd actually just returned from a 3 month trip all across Russia and Ukraine (of course I saw Pripyat!). I thought Pripyat was the only chance I'd ever have to see the raw, unspoiled traces of life behind the Iron Curtain, turns out I was wrong. As with all good things though, there's usually a catch (and there was) which I will go on to at the end. I have literally hundreds more Photographs of this great place, but I've narrowed it down to a select few. Anyway, hope you enjoy.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7080468443_571d15cdcb_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5075/7080471739_e8b19d765d_c.jpg
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/7080607495_8b88a299b3_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6934529746_77222e70c6_c.jpg
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http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5159/7080841803_6d09476755_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6935020356_3a91677781_c.jpg
So everything is going perfect, then from somewhere in the depths of the forest I heard a noise of real dread. Howling wolves, sounded like a couple of them. At first I was able to put it off, but then it got louder, more numerous and sounded as if it was outside the door. I cringe to think just how much of this amazing place I left behind, but I took no chances. I packed my gear and ran like hell!
Cheers for looking!
I've decided to post this here, hope I have the right category. The reason being that this ghost town deep inside the forests of Brandenburg once played a very important role in the Cold War. It was specifically built to store nuclear weapons, as well as housing the families of scientists, those in the military, engineers etc.
I went at this one solo, and for the next 6 hours I was living my dream. I am a real Soviet nut, and I'd actually just returned from a 3 month trip all across Russia and Ukraine (of course I saw Pripyat!). I thought Pripyat was the only chance I'd ever have to see the raw, unspoiled traces of life behind the Iron Curtain, turns out I was wrong. As with all good things though, there's usually a catch (and there was) which I will go on to at the end. I have literally hundreds more Photographs of this great place, but I've narrowed it down to a select few. Anyway, hope you enjoy.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7080468443_571d15cdcb_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5075/7080471739_e8b19d765d_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/6934396928_f1b81a3b62_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/7080950403_66a13147ce_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/6934944426_9f8fdba15c_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5448/7080473585_a9020f9300_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/6934435516_0affc8d2be_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/7080607495_8b88a299b3_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6934529746_77222e70c6_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7080923375_5c338f57d2_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/6934737156_56ccce0595_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/7080864875_e81963cec4_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6934633720_3a32debca9_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7080726091_bacac85c97_z.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/6934817950_0dae5ae8b3_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/7080645003_c73be1629f_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/6934699636_109ba930c8_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/6934721446_fbbd79937e_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5159/7080841803_6d09476755_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6935020356_3a91677781_c.jpg
So everything is going perfect, then from somewhere in the depths of the forest I heard a noise of real dread. Howling wolves, sounded like a couple of them. At first I was able to put it off, but then it got louder, more numerous and sounded as if it was outside the door. I cringe to think just how much of this amazing place I left behind, but I took no chances. I packed my gear and ran like hell!
Cheers for looking!