A day trip to Giverny 30/9/2009
On Tuesday we caught the train out to Vernon, then hired bikes to ride the 7 km to Giverny to visit Claude Monet’s home and garden. This was an ambition of Joy’s for years and she wasn’t disappointed. The house was interesting and the garden was magnificent and it was so thrilling to stand on the bridge that crosses the water lily pond. It was great to be on bikes again too.
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| Claude Monet's House. |
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| The Water lily Pond |
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| On the bridge!! |
When we got back to Paris we went to the Eiffel Tour to see the lights.
Right now we are on the overnight train to Rome - the trip from hell - 4 hours late. We started in a rundown first class compartment but then the lights failed in the whole carriage and we ended in a 2nd class couchette. There are a lot of unhappy travellers around! We finished our (way overpriced) dinner about 11.30. We are now well south of Florence so it looks like we will make it into Rome sometime! Needless to say it’s an Italian train! Hopefully we will be able to laugh about it in a couple of years time.
I woule love to go to the garden at Giverny. Cant believe you are back on bikes. You must be getting really fit. Train to Rome sounds a let down after all your great travel experiences. However you need a bit of light and shade to make the trip memorable. See you next week. Love Judith and Chris
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