Going the Van Gogh way!

I have always wanted to visit Arles and St. Remy, two places associated with the great Vincent Van Gogh. After our visit with our friend Nicole (see previous blog), we headed to Arles via St. Remy. For miles before entering St. Remy the roads are lined by tall trees. What an effort it must have taken to create such an inviting, symmetrical tree framed roads.

We had lunch in St. Remy, a pleasant town with evidences of the life of the great artist everywhere. Our lunch was very good. Niko was a great hit with everyone and he was a model dog throughout.

We found our hotel in Arles. After a dinner by the pool we called it a night. The next day we drove to the town center to do some site seeing. Arles has so many places to explore, from the Roman ruins, to vestiges of the Middle Ages, to more recent religious buildings and churches. We decided to take the tourist tram. We were told the tram was a waste of money and it was.

We bought a site's pass and were able to visit, with Niko, the Amphitheater, the Roman Theater, the Cloister of Saint Trophime and the Espace Van Gogh (former hospital were Van Gogh was a patient).
The amphitheater could hold 20,000 spectators and it is still used for events such as bull fights.

That night we returned to Aix and we watched final of the World Cup of Soccer with Natasha and Lawrence. I was rooting for Spain. Better luck next time to Van Gogh and his fellow Dutchmen.