The Alyscamps – two millenia of history in one walk
Our second day in Arles was as full and perfect as the first. Once again, perfect sun, not too hot, easy walking…
Our second day in Arles was as full and perfect as the first. Once again, perfect sun, not too hot, easy walking…
A quick note about the Arles forum. When it was built in the first century BC, it was three storeys tall and…
Earlier in the day, we’d seen this little white train that did tours through the town. We made a note to go…
Next door to the Van Gogh Café was the Bar Le Tambourin, which turned out to be a “bull fighter” bar. We…
Looking for the café, we saw much of downtown Arles, found the funkiest rasta pizza place and stopped in for a slice,…
Vincent thought strategically of what paintings he wanted in his studio to show Gauguin. He chose a theme – sunflowers – and…
Imagine for a moment you are Theo in your Paris apartment, receiving your latest shipment of paintings from Arles. You already know…
The “yellow house” is the one that Van Gogh was to share with Gauguin – but as it turned out, his dream…
When you walk the same streets that Van Gogh did, you start to think “what if” questions. What if Gauguin hadn’t joined…
We walked a bit further along the embankment of the Rhone, and came upon another brass plaque pointing towards the street. Behind…