Have wanted to visit Giverny for several years. Probably started when Julian took me to Orangerie Museum and we saw Claude Monet's huge panels of the lily pads.
Got a half day ticket. Wasn't sure it would be enough time to see gardens and home, but it thankfully was. Up at 5:30 am to take 2 metros and walk to get to meeting point.
A highlight of the day was meeting Kathleen and Bill from Maine. Super folks. We visited quite a bit and exchanged info. At end of tour back in Paris they invited me to lunch. We went for pizza close by and had a great time visiting. Really made my day special. Thanks for lunch and leftovers I just ate for dinner. Nice, nice folks.
The bridges and lake with lilly pads were wonderful. It is late in the year but they had so many flowers in bloom. Photographer paradise.
A plus to late traveling is that the amount of tourists I'd guess was one fourth of summer. I can't imagine visiting in June or July. Rain had been forecast for afternoon, but we had overcast and it was nice for lighting. It did pour back in Paris a bit during lunch.
Just feel blessed to see the estate and walk through his peaceful gardens. Now I'll just share photos.
