Sorry these missed the last posting, but I had to wait for WiFi To upload pictures…. I hope the captions and pics line up enough for you to figure out what goes with what. Still struggling a little with my iPad!
1) The doctor’s house, just inside the 30-kilometre zone “outer fence” of the restricted site.
2) The nuclear reactor, encased in its sarcophagus.
3) We are standing on the right lane of the boulevard in the photo, in exactly the same spot. Nature is taking over!
4) The primary school, nap-time cots.
5) Apartment building, very typical for the town. “No Entry!”
6) Look closely and you will see the “Emergency Exit” sign in the middle of this age-blistered wall. Sadly ironic!
7) This is the town centre, formerly a large open plaza.
8) The Duga, about 20 km away from the reactor. Subject of a fascinating, but admittedly conspiracy-theory, movie we saw at Hot Docs: “The Russian Woodpecker”.
9). We felt like Adam and Eve. “Forbidden Fruit”
Wow! Very cool vacation. Pictures are quite eerie.
Andy’s comment that this was eerie, hit the mark. This part of the world will never bee habitable again.
I am very surprised that the work is still ongoing…