Chernobyl Journal #10: Pripyat Port

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | decay, project wormwood, sounds, travel journal | No Comments

This is part ten of my travel photo journal to the Chernobyl zone of exclusion. Check out the Chernobyl Journal page for the full story, all pictures, videos and sounds.

+++

After seeing the school, I decided to go explore Pripyat port to the east. The port must have been a beautiful spot back in 1986. Located at the River Pripyat, a café with a round outside terrace overlooked the passenger dock, accessible via a wide stairway [that's how it looked in 1986]. From a ship passenger’s point of view, the city entrance had been through a gate flanked by the café on the left side and the dock’s tower to the right side, and V-shaped columns in the middle. A bus stop and ticket office used to be right after the gate.

› Continue reading

Tags: Chernobyl, photography, Pripyat, sound, travel, urban exploration, urbanexploration