We awoke in Southampton England on August 21st and looked out the window to see our ship, the Queen Mary 2, in port. By 1 pm we were on board this magnificent ship. As we waited in our stateroom for her to embark, we looked out our balcony (Deck 4, port in the aft) to the ships bobbing around us.
The QM2 has the largest library on board any cruise ship, and David and I both made use of it. Inspired by the Art Noveau style the ship is decorated in, I checked out a book of Gustav Klimt's paintings, and made a master copy of an ink sketch.
I made a copy of Cicely Mary Barker's Columbine Fairy from A Flower Fairy Alphabet, one of a set of her fairy books I bought while in Southampton.
I thought I would paint and draw more while on board the ship, but we kept busy exploring the various decks, the museum and library, watched the Captain and his crew from the bridge observation window, swam, and talked with a variety of people. And of course, we dined on the most delicious foods three times a day. An amazing experience.
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