As this is an artistic blog, … no photos…  only some sketches that I found time to do.

We spent our honeymoon in Belgium, Holland, and France, with a brief detour into Germany. The weather was gorgeous and we drove from England (via ferry), through Belgium, up to the northernmost part of Zeeland, down through Germany, and into France then back up to the ferry.

There were lots, and lots of sketching opportunities, but given the fact that I was the navigator and we were on our honeymoon… I didn’t have a lot of time to sketch!

The centre of Brugges (Brujas, para los que hablan español), in a street called “Simon Steveinplein”. There was an organ grinder playing in front of the typical old houses of that region. It cried out to be sketched.

Oostburg, Holland and the evening that Argentina played Holland in the World Cup. We had a meal in the Hotel du Commerce, while watching the match. The food was pork and mustard, and we had Argentine red wine with it. The restaurant bar was slowly filling with locals watching the game. There was a small sea of orange shirts and caps around us. The barman and three young Dutch supporters at the end of the bar captured my attention and I sketched them during the meal while keeping an eye on the big screen.

 They realised I was drawing them, and the barman asked about our nationalities. It didn’t seem to be a surprise to him that Robin was an Englishman and I was Argentinian. Then, he asked whether he could show my sketch to the young men at the bar and we agreed. They bought us a beer, and we returned it later…. while Argentina - Holland ended 0 – 0

The lack of postings and temporary absence was due to important changes in my personal life: now, since June 16th, I am Mrs. Ellis.

Our wedding was very intimate – almost a secret one.
The ceremony was just a civil one, with only Robin’s parents – our witnesses -, a couple of friends, the registrar and us. After exchanging vows and rings, we went to Leiston Abbey to take some pictures and finally we all had lunch at the Bell Hotel in Saxmundham.

Two days later, we crossed the English Channel and spent a few days touring Europe, with no route planned or hotels booked. We visited small towns and villages in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Most people here seem to think our wedding and honeymoon were very romantic… and they are absolutely right!

The following bit is for the girls only:
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The weekend of the 21st, 22nd and 23rd April, our town celebrated “St. George’s Day Weekend”. Amongst lots of activities for children, like a Treasure Trail, face painting, a fancy dress competition, Punch & Judy, etc., SAG – our Art Group – had an Art Exhibition at the Market Hall.

We took a print of Tintoretto’s “St. George and the Dragon”, cut it into 20 equal sized pieces, and put the pieces in an opaque bag. (more…)