Mercredi 19 août 2015
Today we set off from the apartment at 7.15am to catch the 8.20am SCNF fast train on the grande ligne from Gare St-Lazarre to Vernon so we could visit the beautiful maison et Jardins de Claude Monet at Giverny. The trip took 45 minutes and we travelled on the top floor of the double decker carriage, giving us a great view of the lovely Normandy countryside.
At Vernon station we decided to take the little train - Le petite train Givernon - as it was conveniently parked out the front of the station - for the reasonable sum of 6 euro for the 8km return trip to Giverny rather than taking the big bus or coach.
This proved to be a great choice since the little train was fun, allowed us to to feel the breeze and learn about the many historical sights of Vernon on the way.
This proved to be a great choice since the little train was fun, allowed us to to feel the breeze and learn about the many historical sights of Vernon on the way.
Unfortunately, I have no way of directly getting photos from my cameras's SD card to the iPad, so I am constantly relying on Penny to kindly email some of her photos or download photos for me - hence I am not including as many photos as I would like!
We arrived at Giverny in 20 minutes then proceeded to walk through the picturesque village along
Rue Claude Monet,
To join the queue to enter Le Jardins et maison de Claude Monet, ticket price 9.50 euro,
Despite the crowds of tourists, the water gardens were a tranquil and cool respite from the rather hot sun in the afternoon (max 26C in the shade).
More photos in next blog!
Rue Claude Monet,
Monet lived here for 43 years from 1883 to 1926 and died here aged 86.
Monet's garden was truly a sight to behold in the summer sunshine, with its colourful cottage garden near the house filled with dahlias, roses, lavender, cosmos, Japanese anemones, sage, salvia, nasturtiums, geraniums, clematis, tiger lilies, golden rod and aster, it of course the major highlight was the huge water gardens - the famous water lily pond etang des nympheas with their surprisingly brightly green-painted Japanese footbridges - pont japonais - the focus of Monet's paintings for the last 20 years of his life.
More photos in next blog!
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