Absinthe and Van Gogh

You know the deal with Van Gogh and that he cut his own ear off right? Yea, the thought is that he was drinking absinthe, which was a hallucinogenic.

So, even though Van Gogh was Dutch and we were in France, when Manu and Estelle put together a get together with other Couch Surfers in the area, we met at an absinthe bar. Oh my, that was fun.

Granted the absinthe is now legal and a totally different concoction than it was in Van Gogh's days, but it's still pretty powerful alcohol. It tastes like black licorice, which I'm not a fan of. But the company, culture and new experience was really fun. Even though the taste wasn't the fun part for me, Tilly absolutely loved the olives they had put out for appetizers. I think she and Estelle ate them all. And even 2 years later Tilly still talks and craves those same olives.