Danube Portfolio, Part Two: Sketchy

I was on vacation in a troubled land. My pencil enjoyed itself, at least. WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED by PETER MOORE

AS NOTED IN MY POST LAST WEEK, I recently returned from a carefree cruise through a care-worn region: The former Yugoslavia, shattered into a half-dozen pieces in the 1990s, at the cost of 140,000 lives. Thirty years later I floated through it on the Danube, enjoying fine cuisine and paying witness the still-grinding momentum of war.

As a journal keeper of long standing (every night since 12 October 1978, or 16,814 days in a row—oof), I had lots to say to myself about the the trip. My sketchbooks caught some of the action, as well.

Join me on the most difficult vacation I’ve ever loved.