Distractions of Lola

that time when Yumi drew THE LOUVRE! so fab.

acrosstheyumiverse:

Paris / Rome diary comic part 3! How I miss the museums of Paris…

Start from Part 1 here 

j’adore <3! bon travail, mon amie! 

acrosstheyumiverse:

Paris / Rome diary comic part 2! I am loving the excuse to draw the beautiful city. 

Read part 1 here. 

Europe and the Byzantine Empire circa 1000 AD.
from The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.

Europe according to…Germany. x.

The Peoples of Europe circa 900 AD.
from The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.

Europe according to…Italy. x.

Europe according to…France. x.

The Roman Empire circa 395 AD.
from The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.

historical map of Europe circa 814 AD (death of Charlemagne).

the Defenestration of Prague, a central event to the start of the Thirty Years’ War. and somehow, i’ve managed to retain this information from high school A.P. Euro (probably because it’s an amusing way a war—one lasting 30 years—began; you can’t make this shit up [hah, pun!]). learn more about it on Wikipedia.

defenestration (n): the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window.