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I would like you to read/watch and comment on/discuss the presentation –Urban Exploration. You will find it at
(http://onlineclasspjwstk-malgorzataswierk.blogspot.com/2013/10/urban-exploring.html ).
Comment on  it here.


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Natalia said…
For me this kind of tourism could be great adventure but it is also very dangerous. In my opinion if something is abandoned it is not in that state without a reason. Walking to the old bunkers or ruined buildings could cost someone life. I could accept that there are some people who like such kind of emotions during their expedition - but for sure I'm not one of them.
If someone is entering to other house without permission it is a crime. If you posses such building would you like to someone go there? I don't think so, but from the other side if such person only takes pictures and don't violate that place it would be unfair to put him/her in the jail.
I haven't had a chance to enter an abandoned building, but once I enter to the building which were under constuction when I was 10 and little to curious. It was church so views from unsecured place where the organ stands were unforgettable :)
18 October 2013 at 16:23
Sergio Cosentino said…
I for one really enjoy visiting old, abandoned places. I am not much of a "tourist" type myself and get easily bored when visiting monuments or other "typical" tourist attraction that should be visited in a city or town (like for example the tower of Pisa). On the other hand I love the thrill of venturing into ruins of not-so-old buildings or as we could call them. Aside from the fact that such places aren't filled with trinket shops and obnoxious people, allowing you to have the peace to really enjoy the place, I think that it's much more thrilling and memorable when you crawl around the silent and cold building, like an industrial graveyard. It really gets my creativity and imagination started, filling me with various ideas and images connected with the ambience. The most interesting part for me is, that we can find such curious places even under our noses, in our own town or city. Many times people don't know or just can't really appreciate these forgotten places. An example I could give was (since it has been tore down) an old railway station in the town of Nasielk (40 km from Warsaw), that hasn't been used for years. It wasn't famous for anything, it was known or even very much regarded by the townsfolk, but when my girlfriend (who is from this town) took me there we had a great time. It was thrilling and it was really fun.
It can be a bit controversial at times, since these places are usually private property, but then again if you don't mean any harm, than I can't see any reason why not visit an old, ruined building. I mean, It is already in bad conditions and is not used anymore, so not much harm a photographer or "visitor" can do. Especially when I don't see any fence and/or sign explicitly saying that entrance isn't allowed I don't feel any guilt in doing so.
As a side note, under this link we can find many interesting places to see: http://www.opuszczone.com/index_2.php?s=galerie
20 October 2013 at 17:13
Paweł Jóźwiak said…
I find the idea of urbane very fascinating. I totally agree with you that people generally have very limited knowledge of their very neighborhood. They usually know their way to work and back home , maybe w few places that they friends live but nothing more. People should try to know more about the city the live in.
I’m a really big fan of World War II history and I like to visit some bunkers hidden in the woods or some others hardly accessible places. Sometimes I just an astonished of how vast these structures ma by, especially when you look at these things that are above the ground. I think that there is a great touristic potential in these places and I just feel sad when I watch those places go to ruins because there is nobody to take care of them.
The idea of going to Chernobyl crossed my mind a couple of times and I’m peaty confident that I will eventually go there. I would really to see the entire city slowly consumed by nature. That will be a sight to remember for lifetime and will give me a good image how the world will look like when we will be long gone. I’ve heard that nowadays its peaty hard to go there, but I’m sure that all of this will change in time. And in 10-20 years from now the sight will be even more breathtaking.
20 October 2013 at 17:20
Tomek Niezgoda said…
I'm not really sold on this idea. I don't really like visiting old, abandoned places. Maybe my lact of interest has got something to do with road trips that my class took when I was younger. Maybe doing it on my own or with friends would look differently... Also, I'm not from Warsaw and I usually live at rather old places :(
20 October 2013 at 19:29
Seisyll said…
You might be a little too late with Chernobyl. As I recall there is an ongoing project to neutralize leaking reactor in Chernobyl and to rebuild the whole area.
20 October 2013 at 20:14
Seisyll said…
Some time ago I was rather interested in this stuff, although it never worked out and I wasn't in such a deserted place, I'd like to give it a try in the future. It's just amazing how many of such places are in Poland. Starting from deserted buildings to deserted cities (like Kłomino).

If I had an opportunity, I'd like to explore Seattle underground city, where you can find the old Seattle, before the Great Seattle Fire in 1889.
20 October 2013 at 20:21
Sylwia said…
Again I agree with Tomek. I'm not intersted in such activities at all. I do not see any fun in it. What's more from the other point of view if I had a property, which most of time is empty or just old and unused I wouldn't like strangers visiting it without my premision. Especially because if any accident had happend I would feel guilty.
20 October 2013 at 23:23
armandstanczak said…
Well, I'm an avid photographer, so in my opinion, urban exploration is awesome! I'm the kind of guy who goes in places that are abandoned, old, forgotten. Why? Simply to take amazing photos. Urban exploration is not for everyone, not everyone gets the idea. It can be dangerous, it can be awkward, but there is always something to capture.
P.S. I'm Armand S. ;)
21 October 2013 at 17:12
armandstanczak said…
Completely disagree, but hey - everyone has the right to their own opinion. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Please don't shoot me when I'm running around Your property with lamps and cameras ;)
21 October 2013 at 17:23
Unknown said…
Totally agreed with Armand! I am an amatour photographer and i also like to go to abandoned and old building. Althought it is sometimes dangerous it's a lot of fun a gives a possibility to tak some awesome shots. But not only the old buildings gives an opportunity for great shots. Recently i fall in love in new buildings. What i mean is a new building but i go there before anyone will movin in. It's great because all apartments are opened, roof-doors are opened and it gives you the adrenaline ;)
22 October 2013 at 10:45
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