Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time

PapaBravo · 3rd November 2017, 12:12

Superb TL. All I can say is Thanks !! Thank you for taking us to a place hardly seen by anyone & giving us such a great guided tour.

Your friend is an excellent photographer & has captured the abandoned town very well.

I am sure the real experience would have been surreal.

And yes, you should write more TLs

Regards,

Pawan

naveen.raju · 3rd November 2017, 14:50

Man! What a Tlog. One of a kind. Sure you would have had one amazing time over there. This is not my regular stop but seeing your title made me read your Tlog in one single stretch.

Rated *****.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

This is the perfect location for a zombie flick.

Reminds me of this movie (Chernobyl Diaries). It was so creepy seeing the place, I can imagine how it would have felt seeing it in person. Am sure you would have seen/heard about the movie. Hope you saw the movie before going there - If so, oh it would have been a chiller

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq47T48u8Zo

rk_sans · 3rd November 2017, 14:58

Rating it 5 stars. One of the unique places to travel to and unique travelogue in team bhp. I think Hemant Anand mentioned that reading this gave goosebumps and it is so really true that i too experienced it.

Pequod · 3rd November 2017, 18:00

[quote=TheInterceptor;4297190
We literally are in each and every corner of this world.

[/QUOTE]

Trust a Malayali to choose Chernobyl for a vacation!!!

Seriously, a riveting photologue there. Truly captures the tragedy of the human condition.

ultimatechamp · 3rd November 2017, 20:00

Fantastic write up and thanks for taking us on a visual tour to a place we have heard so much about,but probably will never visit .

hothatchaway · 3rd November 2017, 20:21

This is a trip like no other, hope I can also make it sometime. Watched the videos posted on this thread and they are staggering to say the least. Its evident that this a thriving commercial venture for the locals, and in no small measure due to the fact that the former Soviet republics are not as prosperous as their west European counterparts. The guides are savvy and strike the right balance between striking an ominous note about the contamination while insisting that its safe at the same time, but only if you follow their lead! The photographs are striking and I could not help but wonder how some of the artifacts, especially the school text and notebooks, seem so well preserved considering that they were abandoned in the now derelict classrooms.

i74js · 6th November 2017, 14:49

Long term exile penalty to human beings for excessive fiddling with nature.

Nature has reclaimed its due !

vijay_rodie · 22nd July 2019, 14:14

Had gone through this thread long time back.
Recently saw HBO Web Series - Chernobyl and immediately remembered this thread.
I read it once again from page 1.

TheInterceptor · 24th April 2020, 02:39

Came across an interesting video about the Russian Woodpecker (mentioned in Post#6 in this thread).

Check it out if interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGSlpQjV5SU

pcpranav · 26th April 2020, 21:14

@TheInterceptor: excellent TLog, superb details, lovely pictures.

Oct-2018 I was on a solo multi-city trip - Antalya, Istanbul, Kiev, Yeravan. Kiev is a lovely city, and I did visit the Chernobyl site. Interestingly, both Kiev and Yeravan has many Indian students, medical stream being one of top.

Hope you dont mind if I post of my Chernobyl Tour specific pics:

I booked that trip via SoloEast (tourkiev.com), superb operators:

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_080544.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_110026__01.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_113159.jpg

many robots and machines were built to transport and tackle the situation:

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_113605.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_124820.jpg

The largest movable dome structure - New Safe Confinement : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherno...fe_Confinement
https://www.power-technology.com/pro...nfinement-nsc/

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_130226.jpg

A Geiger Counter (or Geiger-Muller counter) device to measure radiation - the tour guide was demonstrating the measure at various spots - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geiger_counter
https://ecotestgroup.com/products/terra-p/

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_132344.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_134446.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_140211.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_142417.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_151115.jpg

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_161115.jpg

before the final exit, a test to check if body is really affected by any radiation.

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_170852.jpg

some souvenir purchased - now stuck on my refrigerator

Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time-img_20181001_171741.jpg

It has been occasionally reported that some "ill adventurous" people go deep inside the area just to have a "isolated party". Such area are really not safe, and radiation levels could be high. The tour guide explains to keep walking on the designated path, and not venture sideways, and many times shown radiation levels different even inches apart on the 'regular' path. Some information about radiation within the trip : https://www.chernobyl-tour.com/about_radiation_en.html

As of today, within the exclusion zone, there are few families still staying there - they have their own reasons to stay :
https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-...ng-their-toxic
https://www.businessinsider.in/slide...ideid=69066451
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources...g_to_Chernobyl

In Kiev, I was staying just 5 min away from the Independence Square, and at night the musical fountains and overall ambiance was really awesome.

regards,
Pranav

3rd November 2017, 12:12	#46
PapaBravo BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: KOL-DEL-LKO Posts: 719 Thanked: 3,511 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time Superb TL. All I can say is Thanks !! Thank you for taking us to a place hardly seen by anyone & giving us such a great guided tour. Your friend is an excellent photographer & has captured the abandoned town very well. I am sure the real experience would have been surreal. And yes, you should write more TLs Regards, Pawan
	(1) Thanks

3rd November 2017, 14:58	#48
rk_sans Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 Thanked: 969 Times View My Garage	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time Rating it 5 stars. One of the unique places to travel to and unique travelogue in team bhp. I think Hemant Anand mentioned that reading this gave goosebumps and it is so really true that i too experienced it.
	(1) Thanks

3rd November 2017, 18:00	#49
Pequod BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 156 Thanked: 706 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time [quote=TheInterceptor;4297190 We literally are in each and every corner of this world. [/QUOTE] Trust a Malayali to choose Chernobyl for a vacation!!! Seriously, a riveting photologue there. Truly captures the tragedy of the human condition.
	(1) Thanks

3rd November 2017, 20:00	#50
ultimatechamp BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 463 Thanked: 161 Times View My Garage	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time Fantastic write up and thanks for taking us on a visual tour to a place we have heard so much about,but probably will never visit .
	(1) Thanks

3rd November 2017, 20:21	#51
hothatchaway BHPian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kolkata Posts: 761 Thanked: 1,664 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time This is a trip like no other, hope I can also make it sometime. Watched the videos posted on this thread and they are staggering to say the least. Its evident that this a thriving commercial venture for the locals, and in no small measure due to the fact that the former Soviet republics are not as prosperous as their west European counterparts. The guides are savvy and strike the right balance between striking an ominous note about the contamination while insisting that its safe at the same time, but only if you follow their lead! The photographs are striking and I could not help but wonder how some of the artifacts, especially the school text and notebooks, seem so well preserved considering that they were abandoned in the now derelict classrooms.
	(1) Thanks

6th November 2017, 14:49	#52
i74js Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: RJ-02,DL,MH-12 Posts: 1,331 Thanked: 2,181 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time Long term exile penalty to human beings for excessive fiddling with nature. Nature has reclaimed its due !
	(1) Thanks

22nd July 2019, 14:14	#53
vijay_rodie BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 40 Thanked: 17 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time Had gone through this thread long time back. Recently saw HBO Web Series - Chernobyl and immediately remembered this thread. I read it once again from page 1.
	(1) Thanks

26th April 2020, 21:14	#55
pcpranav BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 719 Thanked: 972 Times	Re: Chernobyl - A city forgotten by time @TheInterceptor: excellent TLog, superb details, lovely pictures. Oct-2018 I was on a solo multi-city trip - Antalya, Istanbul, Kiev, Yeravan. Kiev is a lovely city, and I did visit the Chernobyl site. Interestingly, both Kiev and Yeravan has many Indian students, medical stream being one of top. Hope you dont mind if I post of my Chernobyl Tour specific pics: I booked that trip via SoloEast (tourkiev.com), superb operators: many robots and machines were built to transport and tackle the situation: The largest movable dome structure - New Safe Confinement : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherno...fe_Confinement https://www.power-technology.com/pro...nfinement-nsc/ A Geiger Counter (or Geiger-Muller counter) device to measure radiation - the tour guide was demonstrating the measure at various spots - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geiger_counter https://ecotestgroup.com/products/terra-p/ before the final exit, a test to check if body is really affected by any radiation. some souvenir purchased - now stuck on my refrigerator It has been occasionally reported that some "ill adventurous" people go deep inside the area just to have a "isolated party". Such area are really not safe, and radiation levels could be high. The tour guide explains to keep walking on the designated path, and not venture sideways, and many times shown radiation levels different even inches apart on the 'regular' path. Some information about radiation within the trip : https://www.chernobyl-tour.com/about_radiation_en.html As of today, within the exclusion zone, there are few families still staying there - they have their own reasons to stay : https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-...ng-their-toxic https://www.businessinsider.in/slide...ideid=69066451 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources...g_to_Chernobyl In Kiev, I was staying just 5 min away from the Independence Square, and at night the musical fountains and overall ambiance was really awesome. regards, Pranav Last edited by pcpranav : 26th April 2020 at 21:34.
	(5) Thanks