Giverny
One can book a tour to Giverny to see the house and gardens of the famous impressionist painter Claude Monet. There is a tour (Paris Visions Plus) that picks you up in a minivan at your hotel and drop you off at your hotel when the tour is finished. The tour is done in the afternoon. The minivan sits only 8 tourists and the driver, who is also your guide and one can ask for a tour in English. The guide gives one a lot of information about the places one passes and background information about Giverny. Giverny is in Normandy, north of Paris, and is about an hour and a half away from Paris. The good thing about the minivan is that it feels like one is in a private car, much better than being on a bus. Besides one can get a very personalized tour when one is with few people. There is more time to ask questions. One arrives at a small country town with a lot of charm. The guide parks the minivan at a parking lot and tells the passengers what time they have to be back. The guide brings one to the house of Monet and gives one his ticket. One is to start
with the water garden, across the street from the house. There is an underground connecting corridor and the one just follows the path that leads one to a very large pond, fed by water from a stream. There one sees the famous water lilies that Monet liked so much to paint. The paths are also bordered with flowers. One can see a professional gardener working on the flowers. Anyway it is very peaceful, just looking at the water lilies.
Then one goes to see the house. The house is on a slight rise from the street. There are rows and rows of flowers, of many different kinds, all leading to the house. The perfume from so many flowers is intoxicating. The house is a large farm house and on the first floor one sees the salon where Monet painted. On the walls there are reproductions of some of his famous paintings, all originals being in museums now. On the second floor are his bedrooms, most of them small in size. Later one goes back to the first floor and sees the dining room and
kitchen, both of these rooms being big. One can imagine that Monet was very comfortable in his house, and enjoying all his flowers. Later one goes to the American Art Museum, close to Monet’s house. When Monet was
alive, many American and European artists went to Giverny to paint with Monet. They learned a lot from him and Monet liked their company. Many of these artists became impressionists also. This museum displays the work of these artists. The museum is owned by the Terra Foundation for the Arts, based in Chicago. This museum in Giverny has a very large bookstore selling a wide variety of art memorabilia.
with the water garden, across the street from the house. There is an underground connecting corridor and the one just follows the path that leads one to a very large pond, fed by water from a stream. There one sees the famous water lilies that Monet liked so much to paint. The paths are also bordered with flowers. One can see a professional gardener working on the flowers. Anyway it is very peaceful, just looking at the water lilies.
Then one goes to see the house. The house is on a slight rise from the street. There are rows and rows of flowers, of many different kinds, all leading to the house. The perfume from so many flowers is intoxicating. The house is a large farm house and on the first floor one sees the salon where Monet painted. On the walls there are reproductions of some of his famous paintings, all originals being in museums now. On the second floor are his bedrooms, most of them small in size. Later one goes back to the first floor and sees the dining room and
kitchen, both of these rooms being big. One can imagine that Monet was very comfortable in his house, and enjoying all his flowers. Later one goes to the American Art Museum, close to Monet’s house. When Monet was
alive, many American and European artists went to Giverny to paint with Monet. They learned a lot from him and Monet liked their company. Many of these artists became impressionists also. This museum displays the work of these artists. The museum is owned by the Terra Foundation for the Arts, based in Chicago. This museum in Giverny has a very large bookstore selling a wide variety of art memorabilia.
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