It is ages since I last wrote anything in my Blog. Somehow, it seems to be neglected with all the other social media taking precedence. Time to add a word or two and a few sketches.
A trip to Ulm on a 9 Euro train ticket had its ups an downs. The journey there was a pleasure with decent seats and everyone adhering to the rule of wearing masks on public transport. Returning was rather different but that is another story. I want to remember the fun and positive parts of visiting this amazing city. It is simply beautiful. The towering cathedral , apparently the highest church steeple in Europe or in fact anywhere, dominates everything. Inside its elegant arches and beautiful floor were a highlight for me. I am in the process of finishing a very challenging sketch.
The old fishing quarter with its charming houses along the tree-lined Danube River was also an ooh and aah experience!!! I loved the market on Münsterplatz.
It had no cheap and tatty stalls but rather every conceivable vegetable , flowers and fruit. I was particularly entranced with the variety of herbs. For an example, in my horticultural ignorance, I was bowled over by the number of varieties of Basil.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm. There is a memorial where his family home once stood. I researched a little of his life story and decided that as physics was one of my worst subjects at school, I would concentrate on the personal side of the man.
Here are two sketches.
