Travels with Lynn Gets Closer to the End .. Ireland!

sometimes when I'm doing a post from my iPad things have a way of going where they want to go, but not necessarily at my bidding. I'm pretty sure first picture should be second in line here, but it's us catching a train in England on our way to Ireland, that involved underground tube trains, rail train and buses! So glad we got there. We loved King Henry's castle at Hampton Court in London, but were
ready once more for old quaint, quiet villages...

I loved drawing these three women in the station. A younger member of their family caught me drawing them and gave me a most approving smile!

Once on the train I had lots of unsuspecting subjects to choose from! 

This photo does not belong here. Perhaps it wanted to remind me how much I enjoyed the village of Wissenburg, Germany and it's colorful buildings. I do believe I've posted what I drew there in an earlier post.

A night to remember, us in Ireland, at an Irish pub listening to excellent authentic Irish music by realIrish  local musicians who played beautifully! They caught me drawing them and asked me to show them these pages before I put them away. I in turn asked them to autograph themselves for me and they did! 

This adorable thatched roof cottage, now a sweater shop, in the village of Doolin, Ireland begged me to draw and color it! I showed it to the French propiortress and she liked it too.

This precious stone house is next door to our BNB here in Doolin. 

Tomorrow we take a bus, then a train back to Dublin. An all day affair. The day after that we fly home. Not at all sure I am ready to do so. It's been a dream vacation, packed full of adventures. My dear husband deserves my undying praise for planning out this marvelous trip. 

We had amazing places to visit, incredible sights to behold, awesome people to meet up with, starting with the ten Sketchbook Klassmates in Amsterdam. Two more in Austria. And Ann Hyde and family, yes William the Lurcher too, in Devon, England...people we didn't know ahead of time, but were wonderful to us, along the way. My husbands family in Germany he'd not seen in fifty years and I met for the first time. Strangers who were just nice to talk to.

And I drew to my hearts content!

Who could ask for anything more? I feel satisfied, fulfilled, happy and very, very fortunate we were able to do this. We packed little, only what would fit in backpacks we wore on our backs. It sometimes became a challenge, but we did it. I'm proud of us. Proud of my body for being strong enough to pull this off. 

Two more long hauls and we can put them away for awhile. But we hope to do it again, as long as we are able! 

PS I have filled two and a quarter art journals on this trip so far.