Wide-angle Wednesday

 

Vincent Van Gogh's church at Auvers-sur-Oise gets a BBL.

 Below: paintings line the center aisle

(click to enlarge) 

 

 

3 hours (or less) from Paris

(35-50 minutes depending on mode of transport / day of the week)

 

Green Fairy Friday

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.

 

Above: at the counter of historic Montmartre café/bar Au Rêve

 

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Dubbed "The Green Fairy" due to its supposed hallucinogenic effects and re-legalized in 2011, absinthe is often associated with artists,writers and as a preferred apéritif of Vincent Van Gogh.

Chez Vincent

Passersby at #54 rue Lepic where Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh lived for two years with his brother Théo, an art dealer, usually have to be satisfied with the small plaque on the wall outside.

Above: a peek inside

 

Autumn in Montmartre #5

  This stairway leads to the street where Vincent Van Gogh lived with his brother Theo.