Sunday, 8 June 2014

17th August Monet's Garden

Monet’s Garden
We caught a fast train (300kph) from de Gare Saint Lazare to Vernon then a shuttle bus took us to Giverny.  This is a fantastic place gardening/painting.  It was a thrill to stand on the much painted bridge and view the water lilies just as he would have seen them.  The gardens were a visual feast.  The colour combinations were lovely.  Even though it was raining and flowering not at its peak it was still a picture.  We went for a tour through the house.  It is also very colourful and a delight.  Monet’s studio is now a huge shop where everything Monet is sold.  I even bought a water lily watch.  It was hard to decide which print to buy so we bought a few.

I loved every minute of this day.  Return by bus and train.  We were both nodding off on our return trip.  Tea was sandwiches (rolls) at Le Cristal two doors from LaVignon.

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