"One day what?" you might ask. Well, I'm not an art guy, but I like to know a litte of every possible subject. So, following a suggestion from Cristiane, we decided to visit Vincent Van Gogh's last address: Auvers-sur-Oise (around 30Km from Paris).What started as a simple visit to Van Gogh's inspiration places, ended as a full tour around the history of Impressionism art movement. If you want to know everything about Impressionism don't go to Louvre or Orsay Museums, but try instead the Auvers Castle where you can enjoy an interactive and enjoyable tour.
From its origins in Paris, in Café Guerbois more precisely, to some of its scandals or the important role played by... the trains! eheheh
Well, but after all that culture we continue to our main objective: to visit the places which inspired Van Gogh's last paintings. Auvers-sur-Oise's city hall, the famous church and the wheat field... the same field where he shot himself.
But you don't need to know where are all these places, because the city of Auvers prepared you an itinerary. You can visit all Van Gogh's painting places and for every place you have a copy of the correspondent painting plus a small description.
To visit cemeteries and take pictures sounds a little bit morbid, but we had to visit Van Gogh's tomb to finish the epic journey. I say epic because the journey started in Arles, south of France, in 2007, when we visited the hospital where he was hospitalised. (yes, crazy places we enjoy to visit! eheh). It was also during his stay in Arles that he cut off the lower part of his own left ear lobe. (wow, the important facts I get to know! eheh)
It's not easy to be an artist :-P
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