Monet's garden, let me take you to Giverny I

To be honest, aside from staying in Le Marais last October, the highlight of our Paris trip was in going to Monet's. Where a day in particular was already set even before leaving London. It was the icing in the cake and with so much anticipation, we were looking forward into going.

Vernon - the gateway to Giverny

From Paris, take the train to VERNON, where 4 miles away is Giverny. Shuttles can bring tourists to and from Monet's place every so often. Take the mini-train as the views are much better from it. There is wifi also if needing an internet access. 

Passing through Vernon, timber houses can be seen along its' quite impressive "middle ages" streets. Prominently, a single tower arises on its' own at the town's center and being used as the the town's archive. It's quite a shame that we didn't make time to have a walk around Vernon as it have it's charm on it's own. We planned to initially, but it went out of the window when we got to Monet's house.

From the carpark, there is a short path alongside the road where a figurine of Monet's can be seen. Then from here, cross the road straight to the house.

It would be interesting to pick his brain at this moment...

Pique-nique interdit

There is a cafe just outside the house so don't worry when you need a cake and a cuppa! No one gets hungry at Monet's house, regardless of a picnic not being allowed.

Je sais madame, je sais!

Before the attendant could utter a word when checking my bag and see my crisps and chocolate bar. I don't travel without them as I get scared of not having something to munch in my bag. There's no point in having cash when there's nowhere to buy stuff from.

The rose garden

Now, you need to check the map when getting out of the house to the garden, believe me it's massive. It may look simple from the map, but once in the garden, it's very easily to lose one's bearing. I must say that I really didn't mind getting lost within the rows and rows of roses and different flowery plants, some were tropical. Don't forget a good camera when going, the flowers were simply amazing!

See any roses?

There were, but mostly at the front of his house to the sides. Its' stems are already very tall and almost to his windows, clinging on metal arches. Every inch of the garden is well-tended by a number of gardeners, and at that time, a portion of it were being planted with. 

These are tropical and can be found all over the Philippines. We went in October so I guess winter in Giverny is very mild?

Garden wedding anyone?

Well, I want one! It's my initial thought when I saw this! Won't you?

This path leads directly towards the main door but it's not allowed to pass through it. Chains are placed with warning signs. Surely, no one wants to tread on those flowers! Quite tempting though to run across it. Or do what a doggy do and ruin those flowers.

Wanna see the view from his bedroom? Wait for the Part II please, coming next.

http://giverny.org/vernon/avoirgb.htm

All images are  mine and original, taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7.