Sempé and I: two buddies on tour of duty
"Though a late recruit to professional cartooing, Jean-Jaques Sempé (b. 1932) was an avid doodler from age of nineteen. Entrance to exams were not his forte as a young man, so plans of nine-to-five work were left behind and Sempé set out on the road instead...." Qantas faulty Rolls-Royce engines delayed my departure for 24hrs and I did not take off on my tour of duty but until November 8th, 2010. Thus my farewell Sunday breakfast in Melbourne continued into other meal types such as brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, drinks across South Yarra. We are now well ingrained into 2011 (such a bizarre number) and I find hard to recall the day I took off from Down Under (El Culo del Mundo) when I embarked on tour of duty in Europa! Deep in me I was craving for some culture and stuff that would stimulate my brain and senses, I was looking to reconnect with history, culture and architecture but above all, to reconnect with my own past, returning to a place which I love, which I lived and...