A very old tree grows in the middle of the inner yard. I'm going in to see what else is there. I am still under the impression of my visit to the left wing of the ground floor. While in there, I found the stairs to the first floor but they were blocked. The right wing of the mansion is completely locked. Let's see the yard...
The walls are in the state of decay. Time is doing its share of work. I still have a hard time believing how and why is this place left in such a wretched condition. There are heritage preservation funds in this country's budget but it seems that the money is leaking someplace else. Most of the times, government projects lack transparency and are serving less virtuous causes than intended. The laws are many but written in such a manner so that the meaning can easily be turned around, depending on the lawyer and the lawbook one chooses to read. The legal procedures are set up in such an easy going manner that it may take 10 years and more to complete a case. A nightmare, really. I pity the poor souls who still study to become lawyers. Soon, there will be more lawyers than peasants. Only the number of government officials will surpass them both.
This is looking as if taken out of a fairytale. The ivy climbed high to completely cover the window. Witches den up there, I assume. She's probably jinxing all of them who left the place in this condition. Keep up the good work, girl! :-)
This is a funny and quite sad sight at the same time. An indoor bicycle set outside. It appears to be functional. Does it belong to the person who sleeps on that cardboard that I've shown in the previous post of this series? Could easily be so. I still see no one around.
The inner yard has a back entrance, too. The sign to my left says "Ski club". Is this for real? Unfortunately, the doors are locked and there is no one to ask. This could be a lead that the entire place belongs to the state or the town, and they let some guys set up their ski club premises in a room or two. The benches to the left seem to belong to the club.
Wandering around this place makes me want to go investigate a bit deeper. To find out as to why are things the way they are. Maybe there is some solution to end this terrifying times of once well-known mansion, owned by many respected families. On the darker side, I could spend days trying to understand some nightmarish administrative maze and end up frustrated because the true story might be completely entangled in undisclosed motives one will not be allowed to know.
But then again, would I have this awesomely good time photographing the place, if everything was spot on? :D
To be continued...
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