The internet connection we had in Vienna was slow, slow, slow. That coupled with the necessity to get the show hung and ready for the opening was the principle focus.
We arrived in Vienna when it was quite cold and we were already tired. The last weeks of sitting vigil with my step-father, having a show at the show homes, being at WAM until after midnight were strenuous. We cleaned the house, made arrangements for care of plants etc. with our wonderful neighbours Ray and Sarah and Roger and Candy. Since the airporter was picking us up at 4:15 and we finally got to bed at midnight, we were stretched to the limit.
Gallery overlooks Langenlois
Setting off for our adventure in the dark of Kelowna, we met a couple from Baltimore in the van. They seemed lively and alert so we tried to appear awake.
When we began our adventure in the Kelowna airport, we transferred in Vancouver and again in Toronto. I was very excited because I had never seen Toronto before. Two of the Sedo family are living there so I called out, “Hi Mat. Hi Sara,” to the skyline.
I watched Doubt and almost all of Frost/Nixon on the flight. I missed the last few minutes because of announcements. Drat!
Matthias was in the Vienna airport to greet us and I felt like a slab of butchered meat but was very happy to see this charming, intelligent man. He took us to the family “cabina” which is a small, unheated cabin sitting on a tiny lake. The same type of ducks that Candy feeds out front of our houses were floating in the lake. These tiny cabins were build in 1910 and used for government workers as a perk… if I got that right.
Jean Francois, Matthias and Cameron
Matthias was to bring Jean-Francois to us to visit but by the time they got back Cameron and I had collapsed into the bottom bunk of a bunk bed clinging to one another for warmth. We slept until Vienna’s midnight, got up and had buckwheat groats with an egg stirred in. Our hosts left milk, juice, fruit and grains for us. They were very generous.
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We set up for most of the day then headed back to Vienna. The next afternoon we set off to stay in a wonderful little pensione and got to know the owner Brigitte over the breakfasts of cheeses, meats, cereal, yogurt, breads and fruit. We drank buckets of coffee and visited. The first night was the Vernissage and I counted well over 70 people who showed up to celebrate the art. The gallery owner’s son Alex was a wonderful host and really made us feel cared for. Cameron played at the opening with two young men on guitar who are music students at a university in Vienna. The opening was very successful because it was to take place from 7 until 9 but people stayed until well after 11. The tradition of offering bread with the wine is excellent and keeps the flow of free wine from
Matthias, Jean Francois, Cameron and I taking pictures
becoming a bad scene.
The next day Cameron and I walked the village taking a break for breakfast and met up with others when they rolled out late morning. It was beautiful to walk the streets with the texture and color of a culture available for study. Women on bicycles were shopping, buying breads, meats and flowers. On Sunday the streets were taken over by shiny convertibles and expensive cars driving to be seen through the narrow passways.
Pretending to use sugar as cell phone cafe langenlois
The last night a rock band played under our window all night and I only got three hours sleep. After weeks of lack of sleep, I just burst out crying on our way to lunch. It was not very sophisticated of me but I was just so done. The ride back in the car was an endurance event. Five of us were shoved in with our luggage and the temperature was over 25 celsius, I am sure.
Once we were back to Matthias’ house, we headed off to the cabina to just sleep. I collapsed and slept eleven hours.
Today we are in Paris in a luxury hotel room after a wonderful sleep. So nice to have a four star sink to wash one’s clothes in. We will be here for three full days and then off to the plane again. It is an exciting time to be looking forward to quiet time. Cameron is ready to seek food. I will be loading up more pictures when we have internet again.