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 Ferris Wheel
Tonight, I have a flashback for you. Here is a photo I took in downtown Pripyat, Ukraine during our 2018 trip to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. This abandoned ferris wheel was setup as part of a traveling carnival behind main street, but the rides never got used due to the disaster. Over three decades later, they are still sitting there.
We used a bunch of flashlights to light paint this so I could capture this photo.
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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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The Big Wheel
Today’s photo is from Cape Town South Africa. This huge Ferris wheel sits in the wonderful marina area of the city. There are a bunch of museums, shops, restaurants, bars, etc… in this area. We were there in the middle of a week day and the place had all kinds of people hanging out. I’d go back tomorrow, except for that thing call “work”.
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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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