Giverney - Claude Monet's House

This is the famous Japanese garden that inspired so many of Monet's water lily paintings. There is a bridge at each end. It is early morning here (about 9.00am), we were the first bus here and we got to see it before it got too crowded. Even so, it was difficult to get shots without people in them.

What was really great was that having been here, I could see where Monet had painted when I saw his works at L'Orangerie where his largest works are displayed. The reflections would keep on changing with the sun during the day. That's why Monet painted the same scene so much: different light, different picture.

This is Monet's house. There were lots of interesting things inside and lots of primary colours: copies of some of his paintings, photographs, the dining room was yellow and the kitchen was blue.

Apart from painting his favourite pastimes were cooking and gardening.

I wasn't allowed to take photos though.

Just to show you that I am alive and well.

There are so many garden beds and flower types here. In the early morning light and with the dew, I could not resist taking heaps of photographs.