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Must Do | The Van Gogh Route inFrance
One of the things I like most about my job is when passengers ask me forAmsterdam travel tips. Often they’ve spent most of the flight browsing throughtheir travel guides, looking forward to exploring a new corner of the world.Apart from them the names of some great restaurants and a couple of parks theycan visit, I always urge them to go to the Van Gogh Museum. I live “just aroundthe corner” and the place has fascinated me ever since I took art history atschool.
I’ve admired Van Gogh’s work at museums all over the world. And even on board, becausewe once had meal trays decorated with his sunflowers. This year marks the 125thanniversary of Van Gogh’s death on 29 July 1890 in AuverssurOise near Paris. I’d alwayswanted to go there, so I leapt at the opportunity when my parents invited me to jointhem on a tour of the French villages where Van Gogh spent the last years of his life. Itwas a remarkable journey, partly because I hadn’t been on holiday with my parents inquite a while…
The Van Gogh Walk in ArlesWe started in Arles in the south of France, where they have a superb Van Gogh Walk, withreplicas of his paintings marking the route at the exact spots where Van Gogh’s easelwould have stood. This walk takes you past “The Yellow House” (now on show in theMunch Museum in Oslo) and you can have a drink at the “Café Terrace at Night” or crossthe “Langlois Bridge at Arles” just outside the city centre (both are on display at MuseumKröllerMüller in Otterlo, Netherlands). In short, the Van Gogh Walk in Arles really is amustsee.
InspiringWe drove on to SaintRémydeProvence for a visit to the famous Saint Paul Asylum,where Van Gogh painted two of my favourite paintings: “The Starry Night” (MOMA, NewYork) and “Almond Blossom” (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam). We walked through themagnificent gardens and bought lavender potpourri and homemade jams in the littleshop. A truly inspiring place, where art history really comes to life.
Lump in my throatOur tour ended in AuverssurOise, 30 kilometres from Paris. As I read and experiencemore, my love for Van Gogh grows. Here too you can relive Van Gogh’s last year byfollowing a route marked with his paintings. Standing in his little room above the AubergeRavoux, I got a lump in my throat. This is where he passed away 125 years ago, with hisbrother Theo at his side, unaware that his paintings would be loved and admired bymillions around the globe.
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Proud of VincentRounding off our tour, we drove to the cemetery of AuverssurOise, where Vincent liesburied beside his brother Theo. I placed a flower on his grave. And then, during my firstflight after my holiday, I saw a passenger coming aboard with a cardboard poster box. Ismiled…Van Gogh Museum. “Wasn’t it beautiful?” I say. When the passenger gives anenthusiatic account of his visit to the museum, I feel proud. Proud that another visualmemento of this great Dutch artist will be carried to the other side of the globe.
More Van Gogh sites and eventsIn May and June, KLM’s World Business Class passengers were served specialwines with Van Gogh labels.Maison van Gogh AuverssurOise.Flower parade in Van Gogh’s birthplace Zundert on 6 and 7 September. Theme: VanGogh. While you’re there, visit the Van Gogh House.Visit the Van Gogh Huis in Borinage, Belgium.Take a walk in Nuenen, Netherlands.Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, where you can see more than 200paintings and almost all his letters.
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I would like to thank the Van Gogh Museum for giving me a very special photo momentwith Vincent.(Photography by Ben Kortman)
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For more than 10 years I have been working as a cabin attendant for KLM. Istudied Arts and love to discover great cities, cultures and places all around theglobe. A creative soul travelling around the world. A few years ago I started myown blog DareSheGoes where I aim to inspire people with photo…
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