Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Creepy cistern

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Welcome to ABC Wednesday C-Day.

I always wondered what was in the big (260 dunams) empty nature place locals call Gazelle Valley.
It, and what was originally a herd of 17 Gazella gazella gazella, is surrounded by Jerusalem urban development.
On one side is a fire station, seen in the first photo.
But when I was roaming there exactly a year ago, much of the land was charred black from a recent brush fire.

Within sight of the Fire Department, I was surprised to discover one still-standing long-abandoned stone house almost overgrown by trees and weeds.

Caution to the wind, I came closer to snap a photo of the interior.
From outside, that is; I wasn't cuckoo enough to find a way in. No.

Through the basement window I cringed to see a ghostlike drape hanging on the wall.

Courageous or crazy?
Had I gotten too close to this hole in the ground, something might have crumbled or collapsed.
And then only the jackals would have found me--for dinner.

The thick plaster lining of the hole made me think this was once a cistern, now a creepy cistern.
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Urbex/UE/urban exploration could be fun, but not when one is alone and without a cellphone.
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9 comments:

  1. Oh my oh my that is a bit creepy. ^_^

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  2. Just think of the history that must be lurking there. Perhaps some archaeology group might like to try some investigation?

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  3. We did a lot of this when we were kids, with ropes and torchlights. Our favorite targets were abandoned houses and walled-up air-raid shelters from the last war.

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  4. There is something exciting about find long forgotten places. I suppose it's about as close as we get to being explorers!

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  5. Yes, Creepy! Glad you didn't fall in! Now you be careful out there, Dina! BTW, thanks for the spelling help - I never won a spelling bee in school! Ha!

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  6. better to be safe...stil, pretty adventurous.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  7. I do not think it's so creepy, but exciting. For a place to shoot:-)

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  8. Oh, creepy. Are there no safety warnings?
    Jane x

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  9. I love photographing places like this! I'm glad you were careful, though.

    You have a trained eye, Dina. How old would you guess this stone house is?

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