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Chernobyl 27 years ago

“There has been an accident at our nuclear power station. We ask you to be calm. Gather up your necessary things, what you need for three days: food and clothing. At 1400 hours a bus will be sent to your home, and you are to take a seat on it.” - Nina Melnick, local radio news reader, 26 April, 1986.

Photo Quiz #177 - Where in the World?

Two big, expansive views over a capital city. This week's quiz is, what country is it capital city of? And name that capital while you're at it. Clue: I don't know, looks kind of, almost ... Balkan, doesn't it?

Place your bets and click through for the answer. And a good weekend to

all from CS&W

and EarthPhotos.com.

And

the answer is ............................................ it's Bulgaria, and the capital city is Sofia.

See 997 more photos in the Cities Gallery at Earthphot...

One More Look at Pripyat and Chernobyl - A Dozen Photos

Photos from a March visit to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. Click 'em to make 'em bigger.

More photos here.

Kindergarten inside the 30-kilometer Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, near Chernobyl, Ukraine.




The lobby of the Palace of Culture, Pripyat, Ukraine, inside the 30-kilometer Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.




School inside the 30-kilometer Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Pripyat, Ukraine.

School inside the 30-kilometer Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Pripyat, Ukraine.

Inside the 30 kilometer Chernobyl e...

Sochi Olympics Watch #15 - Wait. We LOVE Puppies.

We'll Just Sterilize the Little Bastards.

Sochi Olympics Watch #14 - Kill the Puppies

In an article with the headline Stray animal extermination to safeguard Sochi Olympics, a government official named Sergei Krivonosov says Sochi plans to kill more than 2,000 stray cats and dogs ahead of next February's Olympics "to ensure the safety of visitors...."

It's always a warm, secure feeling when your call is being recorded for your safety and convenience, or you have to turn off all electronic devices for your safety and convenience. It's heart warming that Russia plans to show its...

Forgotten History

The RMS Titanic sank a hundred and one years ago today. Ships were dispatched from Halifax to recover bodies, since Halifax was the nearest big port with continental rail connections.



The

Mackay-Bennet, a Halifax-based steamer normally used for laying

communications cable, led the effort. Two days after the sinking she set

out with a cargo of coffins and canvas bags, an undertaker and a

preacher.

Over

the next four weeks two ships from Halifax followed, the Minia and the

CGS Montmagny. Altoge...

Photo Quiz #176 - Where in the World?

Can you name this European capital? And what's the name of that river? A good weekend to

all from CS&W

and EarthPhotos.com.

And

the answer is ............................................ it's Budapest, capital of Hungary.

See more photos in the Cities Gallery at Earthphotos.com.

And take all the CS&W photo quizzes.

Chernobyl, Kyiv & Istanbul - Wednesday HDRs

Now that spring has arrived here in the southeast U.S., Chernobyl looks like a cold and forbidding place. It was a cold and forbidding place, matter of fact.

Here are a few HDR photos from last month's travel. Click them to make them

bigger. There are 35 photos posted so far to this gallery at EarthPhotos.com. One or two more go up most days.

First is the gymnasium at the Palace of Culture in Pripyat, Ukraine. Pripyat was the town built specifically to service the Chernobyl nuclear power c...

Chernobyl, Istanbul, Kyiv, London

London, Istanbul, Kyiv and Chernobyl. 25 pictures so far. Click here. Then under 'styles,' click 'slideshow.' Make 'em as big as you can.

One or two more most days, right through April.

Here is a slideshow

Here is a slideshow of photos from London, Istanbul, Kyiv and Chernobyl. Make them as big as you can.

One or two more most days.