We are up early today for our tour to Giverny and Versailles and Monet's Garden. Our first stop was Monet's Garden, an absolutely magical place. Beautiful gardens and the cottage was full of art work. We then head to lunch at an old mill with an accompanying restaurant. Another beautiful setting. Have a lovely meal and a very nice red wine and meet up with a couple from Greensborough. Then we are off through the Normandy countryside to Versailles. Talk about over the top. We are astounded by its size and opulence and grandeur. The interior of the palace is magnificent and the gardens incredible. We arrive back in Paris just after 5 pm. and walk back to our hotel and have a light dinner and an early night. On our walk back there are people everywhere, like a Friday or Saturday night in Melbourne and there are all sorts of street performers from trumpet players to dancers, martial arts, painters, wire twisters and everything else.
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Money’s Garden and house at Giverny was beautiful. The gardens were planted in blocks of colours like an artist’s palette.
The Meditation Garden (lily pond) was just as Monet had painted it.
Every corner you turned had another beautiful reveal.
The house was large for the day, Monet had 8 children.
The kitchen was painted bright yellow with blue tiles and had a large wooden table that seated 10 people.
Monet was fascinated with Japanese prints.
The old water mill where we had lunch was like a picture postcard including an angler that was a Monet look alike.
I had given my scarf and handbag to John, which he loved very much.
Approaching Versailles we were gov smacked at the size of the complex.
1000 acres of gardens surround the immense palace structures.
Some people just picnic in the gardens.
The rooms inside the palace were OTT.
You can see the progression of the rooms as you near the room where the King held audience. The ceilings depict powerful scenes that ramp up until you reach the audience room where the King is depicted as a god.
The Hall of mirrors was amazing, with its multitude of crystal chandeliers that can be lowered to clean and adjust the light.
We are really appreciating John wearing his red cap and being 6’3” (fist discovered this in Italy)
Back to happy hour and a stroll in the streets and a gyro (and cake)
Shippa researching the Paris Metro and a glass of red wine to end a full day of travels together.
It’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of our first overseas adventure together.
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