Once again Emily and I headed to the Gare St Lazare, but this time we were successful in our quest to Monet's house and gardens in Giverny. We got to the train station an hour and a half early to ensure getting the tickets in time, and spent that time scaring pigeons who were being annoying.
After a fifty minute train ride to Vernon, we took a 20 minute bus ride and finally arrived at our destination in Giverny.
There's nothing quite like this place - a very pastoral scene with a vast array of beautiful flowers.
Just one of the hundreds of amazingly beautiful flowers.
We were even able to go inside his house, which was amazing.
Outdoor view of Monet's house
Unfortunately no photos inside. Each room had a very bold decorating scheme - one a very bright yellow, one an even brighter blue.
The pond was quite peaceful and almost breathtaking in its beauty.
The pond
Les nymphéas (water lillies) that Monet was so fond of painting
And at the end of the trip, the gift shop was deadly - I spent way too much money there, but got some cool souvenirs.
Monet's grave outside a nearby church
When we went outside, the rain had started. The terrible rain that came and went off and on from Sunday to Wednesday. But we made it back safely, and then went to Angelina's, where the hot chocolate is heaven in a cup.
There's really no other way to describe it.
Then we came back to the dorm and I did my last binge posting from the previous week on this blog. Exciting!
Walking total: 6.0 miles.
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