Vienna
13/10/2011
It rained all last night and early morning but around 9.00 o'c the Sun broke through. Today is a major travel day so I have to pack and vacate my room by 12 o'c; then get my luggage to the Wien Westbahnhof (Railway station). My train does not leave until 8.00 o'c tonight so my plan is to leave my bag in a locker and go to a Museum/Gallery for a few hours, weather permitting.
I checked and I have the 12 o'c Hotel departure (because based on the previous week I would have been rained in!) The Sun comes and goes so that may still be the case, BUT, I may be able to get some photos finally.
What have I achieved in Belgium/Vienna? Just about all that I planned, although probably not all that I hoped for:
1. The Ghent seminar was successful but did not yield immediate post-grad or collaborative MARES projects but these may come with follow up.
2. The Vienna NHM Ferdinand Bauer drawings were all I hoped for as art-works but I could only afford to purchase the five fish images (out of a wish-list of at least 24 images). These however are the match for the images of his fish paintings I have from the British Natural History Museum, so I completed that little "detective" story. I did not see the complete collection of his drawings due to restricted viewing time but I think I got enough for this aspect of my MA thesis, and particularly for my initial MA seminar. I will need to "Photoshop" the pencil images to improve the contrast for a power-point display when I get back to the JCU Townsville/Cairns campus.
In summary, a positive outcome in terms of my project, a bit wet and cold in terms of dilettantish tourism.
The London Hotel I am going to does not have free WiFi (it charges 5 pounds for an hour Internet) so my blogs/emails will be restricted unless I get free WiFi at the museum (or maybe the ubiquitous "McDonalds").
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