Over to Saint Lazare station first thing for train to Giverny - Monet's Garden, sounds easy doesn't, but no mean feat finding one's way from Metro to Grande Lignes, ended up having to come out of the Metro station completely & walk the long way round & entrance not blindingly obvious either as covered with building work, scaffolding etc. Pertinent that the train for Giverney (Vernon really) going from Saint Lazare as one of Monet's paintings was of the station with billowing steam from the trains, ... OK probably not a coincidence as he would have used this station himself between Paris & Giverny!
Shuttle bus meets the train to transport the hordes. Garden just beautiful & very inspiring, can't wait to get home & get into it, have noted Monet's favourites.
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| Recognise that bridge? |
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| Waterlilies at Monet's garden - Giverny |
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| Monet's house Giverny |
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| Monet family tomb at Giverny church |
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| Propeller from plane which came down in Battle of Britain 7&8/6/1944. This is a memorial for seven crew who lie in the Giverny graveyard |
M & I walked back to Vernon, 4 k's, by the river, holier than thou.
Had run into American girl at Gare Sainte Lazare while trying to nut out the train to Vernon (Monet's garden -Giverny) & we sat with her on our return trip, turned out she was 53!!! , M & I feel she must have had some work done ... unless disintegration has increased so rapidly for us in the last 5 years! - apropos nothing. The interesting part was that she was doing a blog about fashion in Paris whilst here for 10 days, approaching chic women on the street of Paris & asking if she can take their photo for her blog, no probs apparently - everyone wants to be a star! Her link is www.bienvestido.blogspot (means the art of dressing well)
Made an abortive call to the Yveline at B&B La Grange I had previously booked by phone on Friday to confirm arrival time but she did not understand, thought I was trying to book again. "Eet's not possible, all fooel" I persisted to no avail, asking her to check her bookings for my name, etc.
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