We have four days left on our third cruise. This time it is on the Norwegian Star from Tromsø ending up in Iceland by way of Longyearbyen, the northernmost inhabited village. The Star had a few of the same restaurants we saw on the other ships – an Irish Pub, Le Bistro, La Cucina, and…
The Top of Europe, 71 Degrees North
On our last morning in Tromsø I had coffee again at Kaffebønna Stortorget. The Hermes II is moored just a across the street, so a sketch seemed natural. It took me back to summer days a couple years ago when I was sketching at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle. Then at 12H00 we…
A Weekend in Tromsø
We made it to Tromsø, and we are so glad we came early. We arrived early in the evening on Thursday 8 June. Our hotel is right at the harbor, so, of course, we went for a walk and found food. The next morning I got up early for coffee and a sketch. This is…
Greetings From Tromsø
We are in Norway – hard to believe. The next couple of weeks should be a plethora of new sights, quite different from the part of Europe we are so familiar with. My week started with a gift in the mail. A fellow sketcher took me up on my offer of sending them a postcard…
Inspired By Chartres
Chartres was inspiring in so many ways. We visited Galerie Magi where we not only bought a few pieces of art, but I got to chat with the artist. His style and what he showed me inspired me to try some different looks. I did this one of the cathedral on my iPad using Procreate….
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