Giverny & Monet's Gardens

This morning we visited the village of Giverny and the gardens designed and built by artist Claude Monet. He lived there from 1873 until his death in 1926 and was where he painted many of his most famous works.

The gardens were in full bloom and were spectacular with plenty of colour.

Unfortunately, there were also plenty of people - it was a Saturday, warm and sunny and there were river cruise liners moored in the nearby Seine. You could barely move, which made it quite unpleasant and every one of them wanted the perfect selfie with multiple shots, especially on the lily pond bridge.

The queues to get in his house and even the gift shop were ridiculous so we gave both a miss.

But the flowers and gardens were still spectacular!! I managed to take some photos avoiding other people.Read more