Friday, February 27, 2009

Chernobyl

You know Chernobyl. But do you know you can book a day tour there if you so wish? I didn't, until I came upon a set of photos of the nuclear plant and the town nearby, googled on, and realised quite a fair number of people have gone and returned with tonnes of photos.

In this case, abandonment is not merely sad but also incredibly bone-chilling.

Check out this set and his account of the trip here.





A second set from another visitor here.



There is also a tonne of videos on youtube, two of which left tremendous impressions on me. But I decided not to post any, because it's really too tragic and terrifying to watch.

Would you go for the tour?

1 comment:

wallfleur_mama said...

Hi Mark, thank you for the link. Your story is very engaging and interesting. It still boggles my mind that people go there, especially into the reactor plant, and I can't decide if I would have the courage to if given the chance. The sight of the reactor and its sarcophagus is a little creepy.