Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 53: Laughter Through Stonework
Date: June 30, 2025Location: Toruń, Poland I spent most of the afternoon at the Teutonic Castle ruins, which are located inside the old brick shell. It's as if the castle...
Fifth Journey Day 53: Laughter Through Stonework
Date: June 30, 2025Location: Toruń, Poland I spent most of the afternoon at the Teutonic Castle ruins, which are located inside the old brick shell. It's as if the castle...
Fifth Journey Day 52: The Smudge That Stayed
Date: June 29, 2025Location: Gdańsk, Poland I got in this morning on the train, still a little groggy from sleep. The station was busy but calm, and as I stepped...
Fifth Journey Day 52: The Smudge That Stayed
Date: June 29, 2025Location: Gdańsk, Poland I got in this morning on the train, still a little groggy from sleep. The station was busy but calm, and as I stepped...
Fifth Journey Day 51: Swing of the Forgotten Pe...
Date: June 28, 2025Location: Šiauliai, Lithuania The walk to the Hill of Crosses felt longer than it probably was. The path was lined with tall grass, gently bent by the...
Fifth Journey Day 51: Swing of the Forgotten Pe...
Date: June 28, 2025Location: Šiauliai, Lithuania The walk to the Hill of Crosses felt longer than it probably was. The path was lined with tall grass, gently bent by the...
Fifth Journey Day 50: Fingers in the Sandfall
Date: June 27, 2025Location: Nida, Lithuania I walked the Parnidis Dune this afternoon. It felt more like drifting than walking — a kind of loose motion, where the landscape refused...
Fifth Journey Day 50: Fingers in the Sandfall
Date: June 27, 2025Location: Nida, Lithuania I walked the Parnidis Dune this afternoon. It felt more like drifting than walking — a kind of loose motion, where the landscape refused...
Fifth Journey Day 49: The Silence Didn’t Ask
Date: June 26, 2025Location: Klaipėda, Lithuania I took the ferry across the lagoon to Smiltynė just after noon. It was a short trip, but it made me feel like I...
Fifth Journey Day 49: The Silence Didn’t Ask
Date: June 26, 2025Location: Klaipėda, Lithuania I took the ferry across the lagoon to Smiltynė just after noon. It was a short trip, but it made me feel like I...
Fifth Journey Day 48: Lines Folded into Air
Date: June 25, 2025Location: Kaunas, Lithuania Kaunas feels intentional. The city is organized in a straight grid with open spaces, but it doesn't feel harsh. This afternoon, I walked slowly...
Fifth Journey Day 48: Lines Folded into Air
Date: June 25, 2025Location: Kaunas, Lithuania Kaunas feels intentional. The city is organized in a straight grid with open spaces, but it doesn't feel harsh. This afternoon, I walked slowly...