Van Gogh

The fascination with Vincent Van Gogh carries on through 2012. Near the top of my pile of books to read is a…

We’d been to the Musée d’Orsay on previous trips to Paris and when it was time for lunch or a snack we…

When most people think of Paris, they picture the arrondisements closest to the Seine, the single-digit, high-rent, beautified haute couture picture-postcard City…

For lovers of Vincent Van Gogh, his important two years in Paris from 1886 to 1888 are a frustrating time, mainly because…

Dr. Gachet’s house was a little further than we thought. In fact it was a good half hour walk from the cemetery,…

Leaving the Auberge, we make our way first to the church and then the cemetery. The road is right next to the…

So, somehow we thought that the first course of the meal had something to do with seafood. In retrospect, I have no…

To go up to Van Gogh’s room, we went into an entrance at the back of Auberge Ravoux which takes you up…

Today is Auvers day – walk in the steps of Van Gogh, eat where he ate, see the fields (under sunny skies…

We had the evening to see the hipper east end of Paris and then tomorrow, we would take the train out to…