Soviet Airbase B.

The third day of our summer vacation started out beautifully. The weather was beautiful - almost a little too sunny at first since a completely blue sky can be a bit boring in photos. But that got better as we started packing our stuff.
We left the hotel and drove for about an hour until we arrived at the first spot of the day.
I really like the Soviet relics you can find in Eastern Germany for their historical relevance. A lot of them have been built by the Nazis before World War II, and some even as early as World War I, so they were used by the military of two different nations over the years, and each had its own impact on the location itself.
So when we planned the trip and I found this place, naturally I had to include it in the plan.

There were "Do not enter" signs right at the road that leads to the airfield, so we parked the car about half a kilometer away by the road and walked. The "off limits" road led us through the garrison where the soldiers were living. Some buildings were from the Nazi period, others had been added by the Soviets.
After a while, the forest cleared and we spottet one of the hangars and started taking photos right away. At some point, a couple of "tourists" who were about 60 years old stumbled into the hangar and started taking photos as well. We had a short chat with them and went on outside.
The second hangar is obviously being used as storage for the solar field that has been built on the former runway.
We found the tower almost overgrown by trees, but bathed in sunlight. It was a really nice sight, I think. Some parts of it are pretty derelict, but we managed to check out most of it. The interior wasn't too spectacular, so we were out pretty quickly and started walking back to the car. On the way I checked out two of the garrison buildings, but they had also been thoroughly vandalized.

As we got back to the car, the sky began getting cloudy, and we were hoping that the weather would hold for the next location...


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Railyard W.

The weather hadn't been too good since we'd left the hotel that morning, but the rain really started as we were leaving the airfield to go to the next location, a Soviet garrison in the middle of the city.
Unfortunately, that place has been turned into a construction site and cameras have been set up all over, so there was no chance and we drove off to the next spot.
The next possible location was an old railyard whose earliest beginnings date back to the early 1840s.
We found a place to park near the location, but the rain got worse. So we put on some rain clothing and went on anyway. After a few minutes we got to the railyard and found a way in right away.
The first part we explored had a roof, so the rain didn't matter anymore, and as we went on, the rain stopped and even the sun came out!
The railyard was huge, with lots of buildings to explore and two engine houses. One of those doesn't have a roof anymore and nature has really done a great job conquering it.


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Airport L.

On the second day of our summer vacation, my wife and I didn't want to drive too far because of the long ride south the day before, so we had decided on two possible locations that were not too far away.
The first one was an abandoned airport about which we knew there wouldn't be too much to look at if there was any chance at all at getting in.
The old airport lies pretty much right next to the new airport. There is no runway left of the old one, only the pilots hall and the tower along with the terminal building remain. The area is surrounded by logistics and service companies for the new airport, so there is a lot of traffic around the old buildings.
The good thing was that there was a public parking lot right next to the fence surrounding the area of the old airport. We parked right in front of the hole in the fence, and I went in for a quick peek.
The buildings are locked tightly and are obviously being used for storage by various companies in the area.
So this was no real success, although I got a couple of outside shots anyway.


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