On the Van Gogh Route

We hunted down places where Van Gogh had painted and also visited the sanatorium where he lived. This was a building dating from the 1100s. There are plaques in towns marking where he painted showing the painting in front of the scene he had painted. It was interesting to see the artistic licence that he had taken in interpreting the scenes.

The cafe in Arles that VanGogh frequented.

The sanatorium where Van Gogh stayed.

His bedroom in the sanatorium.

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Finishing off France - Les Beaux Villages

We finished off the French leg of the trip by visiting a number of lovely villages in the areas of France, bordering the Mediterranean and just north of the Spanish border. Le Canal du Midi Joe beside the canal near where we spend Easter weekend. The castle at Carcassonne

Sunday: A Day of Rest

Today we took it a little easier, enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast at our hotel before heading out to Cubbon Park which was created in 1870. In the park and surrounding it, there were a number of buildings from the colonial days, now being swallowed up by the modern city. We walked about thirty minutes from our hotel to the park (not a small feat given the traffic and lack of functioning pedestrian crossing lights) and then had a leisurely stroll through the gardens. Many Bengalureans were doing the same. We also visited an Indian crafts shop on the way to the gardens. The final photo is from our hotel room.

विश्रम् - Vishram

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