Monet's rose garden in Giverny Part II

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Paris to Giverny, from 1883 to 1926, Monet lived in this village for 43 years. He passed away in December of 1926, having had lung cancer. Was this one of the reasons why he chose to stay here? It's only 75km away if he needed to go to Paris or for his friends to visit him?

Off to Giverny

It was raining the day before so armed with raincoats and umbrellas, we took the train from St. Lazare metro station to Vernon-Giverny. It wasn't a long travel as it took only 45 minutes from Paris.  

Chatting to a couple from the US opposite us in the compartment, time flew fast that we got disoriented to time and place upon arriving in Vernon. With neither of us been to see Monet's, every second was full of anticipation and excitement of what we will discover.

Although there were a number of tourists that day, queuing for tickets was not a problem. Some write-ups say to go in the morning to avoid queus. But regardless, peak season is manageable.

Allonsy!

A garden so wild and heavenly

I can show you pictures, but I ask for your imagination to run riots about the smell of the place. Anyone's senses can go into overdrive when standing in the midst of the rose garden.

Have a feast!

With his garden, he played with colors that inspired him to paint them. I read somewhere that he spent a lot of money buying exotic plants for his garden.

In contrast to some gardens I have seen, especially in Britain, i will not call it immaculate, but rather unruly and wild. The flowers and bushes are not in uniform, but rather in contrast to one another. Or scattered here and there, where one doesn't know anymore where to look.

Like a child with too much candies infront of her😍😂😂

He loves me, he loves me not!

No, i didn't have time to do that! I was busy trying to enjoy and taking all the sights in. Oh those flowers, and colors!

Did i say the sun came out? I honestly think that if it haven't, those flowers were enough to brighten the day.  No wonder they were his everyday subjects.

Trellises and bushes 

These images aren't enough to justify how glorious Monet's rose garden is...but i have hoped that i have captured a bit of his place and share with you.

I promised the view from his bedroom.

Et voilà!!!

Imagine waking up to that view!

You wanna see inside the house? or his boat.

All images are mine and are original. Watermarks via PicsArt.

http://giverny.org/transpor/