Another day, more sad news out of Ukraine.
Here are some photos from the center of Pripyat, which is the abandoned city next to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Ferris Wheel in downtown Pripyat
Cultural Center in Pripyat
Bumper Car in Pripyat
Chernobyl Bumper Car
I’m not sure why I didn’t share this photo in the past. Regardless, here it is!! I captured this in Pripyat, Ukraine a few miles from Chernobyl nuclear reactor number 4. The entire region is abandoned and will be for decades to come. There was a carnival setup for a village celebration, which of course never happened, with the nuclear reactor meltdown. The carnival rides are some of the most popular tourist attractions within the Exclusion Zone.
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Chernobyl Ferris Wheel
One of the most popular spots to visit inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is the abandoned carnival. Unfortunately, the city of Pripyat was set to have a carnival/celebration for a few days, when the radioactive disaster struck. So the carnival rides (bumper cars, ferris wheel, and rides) got left behind like everything else since they became radioactive from the nuclear fallout.
This is one of the highlights for most visitors to Chernobyl. You can see we were at this spot early in the morning, thus the long shadows and we got to experience some great fall colors.
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Chernobyl Bumper Cars
In the city of Pripyat (just outside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant), we explored parts of the city center during our visit. They were getting ready for a city festival that was scheduled to take place and then the nuclear accident happened. As you can imagine, the city got evacuated and the festival never took place. Over thirty years later the carnival rides are still there abandoned like everything else. Ferris wheel, bumper cars, and other rides just rusting away….
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Fair Fun
Okay, tonight’s post is from the county fair. I haven’t been to a fair in over ten years. Heck, maybe 15 years ago…. I’m not really sure. Blair and I went only to photograph some of the rides at night. Here is one from the ferris wheel.
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