So, we're back...

[wiseheart]

And in one more or less hale piece, each of us. Mum and I made a day trip to Vienna. I usually post a "bye-bye for a day"-entry on the train heading off, but my iPad mini was feeling capricious today and refused to connect with the wlan on the train, telling me, that it isn't secure. In the last five years, it never had any problems with RailJet wlan - perhaps it's getting old, like its owner, and only feels secure at home.

In any case, the trip was nice. Very passable weather: not too hot and not too cold, sunshine basically all day. I didn't find any craft material, because Vienna apparently isn't the right place for that - or I don't know the places where to find what I might need or like. However, Vienna is the right place to find DVDs. I bought two 5th Doctor episodes: Black Orchid and The Visitation, and I'm very happy with my acquisition.

The Germans are bringing out Classic!Who episodes without any logic that I can discover. They've brought out the whole Sixth and Seventh Doctor series as box sets, but bring out First, Second and Fifth Doctor serials as single DVDs. Of course, there's the chance that they're bringing out the rest as well, it just doesn't find its way to Austria's Müller cosmetics chain or the Saturn electric stores. A shame because I never know what I'll find (if I find anything), and always have to carry a list with me when I get to Austria, so that I won't buy the same stuff twice. HUF to Euro relations are at an historic depth (from our POV), so these things are not cheap for me. Not even the ones supposedly on sale.

Other than that, we had a nice, opulent breakfast at one of the Anker bakeries, strolled through the historic inner city, bought some Manner biscuits and had a later lunch at another Anker bakery. That was basically it. We had a grand old time, even though we're deadly exhausted.

Edit: Forgot to mention that we visited a Milka chocolate shop - the only place where I took a few photos. This life-sized plush cow could move its head, mouth, ears and tail and it looked as if it were eating the artificial flower decoration. *g*



Shop window with smaller cows and lots and lots of chocolate. Yum!

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You can choose between English and German. I usually watch in original, but use the Englidh subtitles for better understanding.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I am a native english speaker and sometimes I like the subtitles for better understanding! lol

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That is a relief! *g*
It depends on how clear the actors speak, though. For example, I never had any problems with understanding Patrick Stuart or Marina Sirtis. Or Colin Morgan from Merlin. Jonathan Frakes, though, always made me totally confused. And it isn't just the British vs American thing - I have absolutely no ear for accents, I couldn't tell them from each other for my life. I understood Brent Spiner wonderfully, however - perhaps because as Data he had to pronounce things very clearly.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

It really does depend on their diction. But as an actor, they should be good at that, Or at least try. And don't even start about how some shows up the background music so much it overwhelms the dialogue. :(

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, I think not speaking clearly might be considered life-like acting or whatnot. Of course, in RL you can ask your counterpart to repeat what they said if you haven't understood them... or to work on their articulation a bit.

Absolutely agreed about the stupid background music. It seems to be a trend that is spreading, unfortunately.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yes. And like in singing, there're ways to enunciate in different situations and spaces that make it easier or harder to understand what you are saying.
My church has a lot of echo, so we have to crazy enunciate. Big time. bleh.

Yeah. :(