Vernon and Giverney

After another pleasant chauffeured limo trip from Versailles to Gare de Lazare, we caught the train to Vernon. Nancy had changed the accomodation from Giverny to the the only hotel in Vernon as she could not find a restaurant open in Giverny on the evening of arrival. Unfortunately, the hotel was fully booked with an end of trip social gathering taking place in the bar and patio adjacent to our room and this coupled with the lack of air conditioning made it a less than ideal stay although the breakfast and the restaurant were good. The next day we took the Petite Train to Giverny and the driver was quite a character. Nancy went to exhibit on the children of the Impressionists. Of interest: Mary Fairchild MacMonnies Low: Roses et Ly (1897), Claude Monet: Jubilee Sur Toile with son Jean wife Camille, Andre Broullet: La Petite Fille en Rouge and others. We then went to the Monet house and famous lily pond. Thankfully by late afternoon, the bus crowds had left and we pretty much had the place to ourself. Very pleasant and overall Giverny would have proven a pleasant stay with good transportation options into town with a bus and nearby taxi stand.Read more