When I saw Heike’s stunning pictures from Hotel Waldlust, I was (almost) jealous, because I couldn’t visit it myself. But I got lucky on the next day. I wanted to show my husband some Roman, Celtic and Neolithic find spots. On our way back I saw an old toll building. They are quite common in this region nearby the Hungarian border. Most of them were sold during the last 40 years and became private properties. Normally the structure of such buildings is very solid. But the toll building of Nikitsch has seen better days. It's a ruin, not a skeleton but a zombie house. I hit the brakes and said: “Let’s photograph it, it’s such a spooky place. Maybe it will be pulled down soon or collapse by its own!” I was astonished, that everything was open. No fence, no sign - nothing to keep people out.
Of course it’s not comparable to Hotel Waldlust, but I got some rusty decay and dusty history for free. It reminded me of some of the structures Peter photographed during his black and white challenge.




Again - caught in the act by Roland.






No wallpaper, but a pattern painted with a special roll.




A light switch - ready to produce a permanent wave!


Amazing place - we just don't get that kind of thing in the UK. Anything like this would be closed off and secured to prevent people gaining entry.
That it wasn't closed at least by a fence was really strange! I know, how to secure a building site, because archaeological excavations have to be secured in the same way. I talked to a group of neighbors, which were really pissed off about this ugly and dangerous situation. I was glad Roland survived the upper floor, because there were no floor at all!