Friday, March 29, 2024

I’m sure most, if not all of you have seen the picture of the tunnel of greenery that is said to be some sort of 'Tunnel of Love’ on different websites.
I tried to find out more about it, where it was and more pictures and I came across an article in the International Business Times.

The article stated “An unused railway track in the small Ukrainian town of Kleven (which lies some 215 miles from Kiev) has naturally transformed itself into a romantic paradise for couples. The track, which is known locally as The Tunnel of Love, is becoming an increasingly common spot for couples, particularly during spring, when a huge canopy of trees along the track grows over either side to form an arch. This arch stretches for up to three kilometers and looks like a green tunnel of trees and couples wishful of a few moments of romantic solitude are often seen strolling around. Check out these photographs of the Tunnel of Love and the next time you holiday in Ukraine and find yourself visiting the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, do make a short detour to the small city of Kleven and pass through The Tunnel of Love...”

However, the railway track ... is actually a part of a private railway serving a fiberboard factory near Kleven. The train carrying logs chugs along the tunnel, or rather through it, three times a day. That occasional activity is what, perhaps, prevents the trees from growing in the middle of the track, allowing the tunnel to remain as it has through the years.

 



https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-tunnel-love-chernobyl-power-plant-341230

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