Giverny is a little town 50 miles northeast of Paris and 40 miles southeast of Rouen, near the town of of Vernon on the Seine.
The main reason to go there is that Giverny is the location of the estate of the French impressionist artist,
Claude Monet.
It consists of a house,
gardens, lilly pond and souvenir shop. We have visited twice, once in 2002 when we only had a videocamera
and on our 2006 trip. The first time was early spring when the gardens were not yet at their peak and the second time, the gardens
were a little past their peak. So we have not seen Giverney yet in its perfect state. Yet, we had no regrets about either
visit.
