Racing Around Pripyat [Part 3]

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Once the Jupiter Factory was ticked off the list it was time to speed up again and continue sprinting from building to building around Pripyat. Middle School No.3 Located on Sportivnaya Street is the third of Pripyat's five secondary schools. This school tends to get a large amount of traffic due Read more

завод Юпитер | Jupiter Factory

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Following our lunch time Power Plant excursion it was time to head back into Pripyat. Our first stop of the afternoon was at the huge Jupiter Plant. A large proportion of the population of Pripyat were highly educated, and it was decided to build a factory on the outskirts of the city to provide a Read more

Interesting Food, Massive Catfish and a Record Breaking Movable Structure

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After a hectic morning in Pripyat it was time to head to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant complex, where we would eat our dinner. Whilst there we also visited a disused railway bridge which we could observer the giant catfish that inhabit the cooling pond, and then around the New Safe Confinement Read more

Burmah Castrol, Stanlow - October 2017

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An enjoyable visit and I think we covered most of the place, plenty of stuff to see and not very trashed considering the length of time it seems to have been derelict. I guess that it's location within the enormous Stanlow Oil Refinery helped a lot to deter unwanted visitors. Information online Read more

Racing Around Pripyat [Part 2]

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After an hour of exploring the massive Hospital No. 126, it was time to resume the normal pace and continue around Pripyat. Gymnasium Our next stop was at one of the cities plentiful sports facilities, a large gymnasium. As mentioned previously it seems that sports and leisures pursuits were Read more