hometown, although I am not French. Houses were quite old that the time seemed as if I had stopped back when Van Gogh was still living in the village. Roads were also old, not the cement but elements other than the cement, such as soil, stones and weeds. Certain birds were twittering to welcome me. Even though it was a bleak and desolate landscape with no people, it was not creepy but only peaceful.
Finally, before I reached Gachet’s home, I met a barrier where a door was firmly closed for an off season, and walls were very high and solid that nobody could see what was in it, of course the garden as well. After a slight dismay not having seen the happiest moment of Van Gogh’s life, I changed my destination, which was, his grave. This journey meant a lot in that there were several places that were involved with his memory, such as Auberge RAVOUX, where he lived and died, Auvers Sur Oise Catholic Church, town hall, where he painted numerous of his masterpieces. On the way to the grave, I had to go through one of the wheat
fields where one of his paintings, “Wheat Field with Crows” was the background. In the painting, the sky was filled with dark clouds as there was no sunshine ever. After seeing a meaningful wheat field, I headed towards the cemetery, where two little graves were located, one, where Vincent Van Gogh was buried, and another, where his brother, Theo Van Gogh was buried. These two brothers are known to have devoted their lives to each other. Once Vincent committed suicide, Theo deeply fell into despair that
Auvers Sur Oise
Chateau Auvers Sur Oisebis
Mademoiselle Gachet dans son jardin a Auvers Sur Oiseen