I went out on a day trip with a group of women from the AVF, an organization I joined in Montpellier. (That is where I take my French and Sculpting classes.) The Van Gogh exhibition was amazing! I tried taking a bunch of videos, but not all turned out very well, because we couldn't use any lighting in the cave. So, I tried taking a mixture of videos and photos, and I am surprised at how well some of the pictures came out.

We also visited the village of les Baux de Provence. It was really interesting because the village was all built into the mountain. Overall, I had a nice time, but I was so... burnt out after 8 hours of French and not understanding most of it. Oh well, "C'est la vie."

I also learned a new saying, "C'est la pied!" The literal translation means, "It is the foot!" I think it means that everything is cool; I am not entirely sure. :) I looked it up online, and it basically means "It's the best!" or "It's the life!", so same difference.

Cathedrale d'Images: Van Gogh	The exibition was in Salle Plecy	An informational display	Actually, this is a not an entrance, but it helps show the scale of the mountain
One of Van Gogh's paintings projected on the cave wall	The Portrait of Doctor Gachet	Some paintings were also projected on to the floor	This helps to show the size of the cave
Another Van Gogh painting	A pastoral painting	In this photo, you can really see the brush strokes	There were a lot of columns in the cave with projections of parts of Van Gogh's paintings
A self-portrait	Bienvenue a les Baux de Provence	Les Alpilles mountain view with houses below	A mountain view showing how the village is built into the mountain
We wandered into a cathedral	A painting in the cathedral	Here we wandered into a courtyard with wooden sculptures	Another wooden sculpture
A cool sundial by the Santon Museum	These little dolls called santons (meaning "little saint") are made of terracotta	But, only there hands, feet, and faces are made out of clay	They were originally created for nativities, but now there are many kinds of santons
They are all handcrafted, but I personally find dolls creepy	We later visited the windmill in his painting	A mail carrier	A moulin rouge; red windmill
I thought this was cool, because there was a little flower growing out of the rocky soil

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