It was a busy day for me yesterday. I' flying to Lithuania a little later today, and there were a lot of bits and pieces I was having to take care of. My rucksack is what I tend to take if I'm going for less than 5 days, so I've been sorting it out, taking out all but my sketching essentials to make way for less important stuff like clothes.
The trainer is added because it's the most comfortable pair I have, and one of the features of my city break sketching trips is walking. Don't get me wrong, I love public transport, but there's nothing quite like wandering around and just following your nose. This is my first trip of 2018, and I have to say it's a bit more off the beaten track than my visits to Prague, Alicante, Berlin and Budapest were in 2017.
An empty rucksack
A promise of new horizons
New places
Strange words
Hard beds in cheap hotels
A reminder of who I once was
And might have been
Blimey, that sounds a bit melancholy, doesn't it. I dash these lines down off the top of my head, so doubtless it's all deeply psychological. Despite that, I really enjoy these trips, and I'm looking forward to posting some interesting sketches - although the posting might have to wait until Saturday unless the hotel's wifi works well.
