Thursday, Sept 13
This afternoon we took a half-day tour to the home of Claude Monet and his gardens where he painted the famous Water Lilies and so much of his other work. Located in the hamlet of Giverny about 45 minutes outside Paris, the tour used one of those big luxury buses that we usually try to avoid. But we really enjoyed the. comfort and convenience of not dealing with taxis and trains and parking.
We entered through his Japanese garden which contains the pond and water lilies featured in so many of his paintings. Even Jack, who is not a gardener, was impressed by the sheer beauty of this place. It is so easy to see where Monet found his inspiration. He has a second garden that especially captivated Stacy and inspired her for our own home. Monet’s house was also lovely, filled with some of his own art collection.
We got back to Paris at about 6pm, which meant everyone had just gotten off work and the streets were packed. Even though we had to find dinner and pack to leave for Bayeux at the crack of dawn the next day, we couldn’t find a free taxi so ended up walking all the way back to our flat.
It was a great day and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our 9 days in Paris. We really did a lot, and are ready to slow down the pace a little. Tomorrow we have a 7 am train to the little town of Bayeux in Normandy.
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