headless mannequins

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the axelmannstein hotel, where i found this abandoned showroom, had it's high times in the 20th of last century. at that time, everybody who was rich and/or famous spent his/her time in this summer health resort, famous for the healing effects of the brine aerosols on the respiratory system. the tailors had their summer business here in bad reichenhall, and in the winter time they went to Merano in south tyrol.

those mannequins made the impression as if the humming life of the catwalk had suddenly stopped like in sleeping beauty's castle, and time had its effect only in the form of bleaching of the colors and a bit of dust. a really strange scenery.

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top court

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today was city festival here in bad reichenhall, so a lot of people went around even in areas that are normally not open for the public - a good occasion for a seeing wanderer. on my ways i came to see the outside facilities of one of the oldest and most renowned hotels here, the axelmannstein (which now belongs to the radisson group). on the fence to their tennis court, unused probably for years now as i never heard the typical plop-plop, i found this sign, informing about the siesta hours. stunning for me was the typography: a font that was used around the time of the 2nd world war, but probably not much later. this is the first sign i found with a seemingly eternal life.

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