Exploring the Rotten Side of Germany
You might say I'm a collector. I collect rare objects. Facts, stories...I travel the roads of Germany seeking its heart.
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“Explore. Dream. Discover.” (Mark Twain) - Photo by Jan Bommes
"It was a dream that we all had through our "urbex life" until now. The four of us really went to Chernobyl. The four of us, that were Freddy from Nordgriller Urbex, Torsten from North Urbex and my wife and I. Freddy had taken care of the organization, and there we were - right at the city sign of the famous abandoned city of Pripyat. It was an awe-inspiring experience walking the streets of this city that has been turned into a nuclear wasteland by the largest catastrophe of the 20th century next to the two World Wars."
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The Princess and the Cat [DK]
On the Danish island of Fyn, hidden behind an inaccessible abandoned house, lies a barn with a treasure inside it. Two old British cars, both in pretty bad condition - but still showing off some of their former beauty - have been rusting away for a very long time.
The first car to be seen is a Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R built sometime between 1964 and 1968. The second is a Jaguar Mk VII which was produced between 1950 and 1956....(more)
Farmhouse No.33 [DK]
There is no information regarding the history of this abandoned farmhouse somewhere on the Danish island of Fyn....(more)
Video
Lost Places | A Trip to the Nuclear Wastelands of Chernobyl
Blog
Tour Report: Pharmaceutical Company B. [Revisit]
Published 2018-06-17
For my wife and me, it was our fourth exploration of this abandoned chemical factory. I had a business meeting and was in town for two days before a weekend at the end of February of 2017. We had gotten the idea to use the weelend for a couple of days of traveling together with our friend Freddy from Nordgriller Urbex. I had booked a hotel for the three of us, and on Friday, Freddy picked up my wife at home and we met in the hotel a couple of hours later.
We got up early the next morning to avoid too many people around the locations that we had planned.
Ever since my wife and I had discovered the abandoned factory in 2013, we had known that there was a security service patrolling the place from time to time, and there has been an increasing amount of .....(more)
Urbex Feeds
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Urban Ghosts Media
Search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 to End – After One Last Area is Investigated (Thu, 31 May 2018)The hunt for missing Boeing 777 Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is set to end - after one last area of sea floor has been investigated. The post Search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 to End – After One Last Area is Investigated appeared first on Urban Ghosts Media.
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Dismantled Gloster Meteor Sections at East Midlands Aeropark (Thu, 24 May 2018)
Anonymous old military jets are always intriguing, including these dismantled Meteor parts on the edge of East Midlands Aeropark in Leicestershire, UK. The post Dismantled Gloster Meteor Sections at East Midlands Aeropark appeared first on Urban Ghosts Media.
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The 16th Century Ruins of Thorpe Hall, South Yorkshire (Thu, 03 May 2018)
Rising ominously above the attractive South Yorkshire village of Thorpe Salvin, the 16th century ruins of Thorpe Hall stand on the site of an older manor house long since lost to history. The post The 16th Century Ruins of Thorpe Hall, South Yorkshire appeared first on Urban Ghosts Media.
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Atlas Obscura - Latest Places
Oudemanhuispoort in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Thu, 21 Jun 2018)
Now part of University of Amsterdam’s law faculty, this ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books is filled with many ghosts, from cholera patients to Vincent Van Gogh.
If you enter Oudemanhuispoort through the Oudezijds Achterburgwal side, you will get one allusion to this passage’s past. Overhead, chiseled into a pediment, is a
set of spectacles referring to old age. Indeed, “Old Man’s House Passage” once acted as part of the Netherlands' first senior citizen home back in the 18th century. Now part of the University of Amsterdam, it actually has a 400-year-old history that has seen it be home to a convent,
a hospital for cholera victims, an arts academy, and a museum that formed the basis for the Rijksmuseum and its
famous collection of Rembrandts and Vermeers.
Since 1886, the stalls of this covered walkway have been selling second hand prints, sheet music, and books. The stalls are currently run by an older generation of
fellows—many with spectacles—who are only too willing to share their knowledge. Perhaps some even have secondhand stories about Vincent van Gogh browsing here for inspiration. For example, it’s
been said that it was here that everyone’s favorite earless genius found the Japanese prints that he found so inspiring, changing the course of Western art.
Imagine what you might find…
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