With a heavy heart I have already resigned myself to it, I will not travel to Venice this year. But thanks to Valeria and Sebastian from Venezia Autentica a piece…
My knowledge about Marseille was limited to the reading of Duma’s The Count of Monte Cristo. Therefore, one surprise after the other awaited me there during my short trip at…
The people of Hamburg have every reason to be proud of their city. Hamburg is beautiful, original, surprising, fun and no matter where you go, you end up at the…
In 2018, we talked about a sequel of the Palladian Odyssey, but I thought this would not happen during the next two years. Therefor the offer for a tour in…
Nearly a whole year I was looking forward to go back to Torcello. To be up front about it the island is dreamlike even in wind and rain probably because…
For a city like Florence, this will be a short post. In 2012, I visited the town for a rather extensive sightseeing trip. This year I have only stayed for…
Opera lovers will know the annual summer festival in the arena of Verona and may have been there at least once. It is not unusual to visit this northern Italian…
I take the strain of travelling because I love to be somewhere else. Going as Viennese to Trieste gives you sometimes the impression you haven’t left home at all. Between…
As the name suggests Baden near Vienna is a little town not far away from Austria’s capital. Against expectation it is an ideal place for a getaway. Baden is famous…
Between the 9th and the 13th century the most important centre in the north Adriatic lagoon was on Torcello. It was a see with prosperous trading houses and craftsman’s business…
In 1995 I visited a performance in the La Fenice opera house. I didn’t come back to Venice until 2017. Can a place famous for looking as in olden days…
Apart from travelling to the penguins I fulfilled myself another dream this year: a sketching tour. Initially I wanted to go to Venice. I found a German travel operator for…
Welcome
My name is Patricia. Travelling, painting flat tin figures and urban sketching are three of my hobbies. And that’s exactly what this website is about.
And now for something completely different
One reason why I like travelling and sketching is that it gives me plenty of time to listen to music. Part of my collection was used as data material for the test phase of a new project. If you have ever asked yourself what I am listening while I am waiting for the next train or swinging the brush, the answer is here.