Abstract Thursday - mystery

I have been having trouble uploading photos to Blipfoto. I think it is a computer problem rather than Internet.
I finally managed to email this Photo to me so I could upload on the iPad but forgot to send the original. So it will reman a mystery until I can post an extra. I have tried to keep the original form intact - adding a small amount of distortion and a filter.
EDIT - see extra for solution.
I spent the day in Vienna with my sister and this is how we ended up