Kotor has been a wonderful place, thanks to the cruise ship crowds, it is not the “place to visit instead of Dubrovnik” to avoid the crowds that we have heard in the past. Yet we have had the best time, and there has been a lot of time for sketching. But first, a painting I…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – People in places
Yesterday we took a speedboat tour all the way from the end of the Bay of Kotor out into the Adriatic Sea. The entrance to the Bay was guarded by three fortresses, which were built in the 1800s to prevent enemy ships from entering. I wonder what they would think about a ship like this…
This week ‘not’ in The Pearl – Prague to Kotor
We finished up the week in Helsinki. BTW, it is good to be theTravelsketcher in action again. On Saturday we flew FinnAir to Prague, took the light-rail into town and walked the cobblestone streets to our hotel, which was just off the Old Town Plaza – home to their famous Astronomical Clock, and a lot…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Crowds in Prague
As I contemplated writing this I acknowledged that some, many, will take issue with my thoughts, I am fine with that since they are just mine. We are in Prague, I am sitting at a cafe in Old Town Square getting ready to sketch the building that holds the famous Astronomical Clock, it draws a…
This week ‘not’ in The Pearl – May 15, 2026
We are in Helsinki, it is 0751 Friday morning. We have already showered, dressed, went looking for AAA batteries for Tricia’s keyboard, and ate breakfast at our hotel. Yes, it is early for all that – the background music artist is singing an appropriate song, “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning” – jet…
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