Seeing as exams are over and Paul
Valery is a long and distant memory, we all have quite a large amount of time
to fill in order to stave off any potential boredom that may ensure. With our
Erasmus days numbered, it's only natural that we would try to fit in a sneaky
day trip here and there. This time, we went for Arles, another one
of the small towns in this area with the classic cute side streets, abundance
of cafés and the particular charm of southern France.
The town is mainly known for its
Van Gogh (Go/Goff/Gok?) connection, as the light in the town makes it an ideal
place to paint. I seemed to get very excited about this and my inner art-appreciation
suddenly came out (this has never really happened before, just to let you know)
and I went a tad crazy buying postcards of the artwork. We saw some of the locations featuring in the
paintings; felt very cultural at this point, as we stood admiring it all and
pretending we knew what we were talking about…. Like true tourists, we headed
straight for the café where Van Gogh painted “Le café le soir” and had a coffee
there, just because.
Again, this is another town I probably
wouldn’t have ever thought of visiting if I hadn’t been here in Montpellier. Or
if I didn’t have copious amounts of free time, of course. All in all, well
worth the visit!
