Normandy

After visiting Monet's home in Giverny, we drove through the Normandy region.  The weather turned grey and moody.  The dim skies made the golden fields of safflower all the brighter.  We drove down small, winding roads, gazing out at limestone hills and tiny French towns.  We discovered a small town near Giverny where Monet had also lived and painted prior to moving to his Giverny estate. I am sorry to say that I don't know remember the name of the town but it contained some beautiful buildings from across history.

Monet's Home (currently vacant and available to rent)

Giverny

On our third day in France, we drove up to Giverny, the little town where Claude Monet lived and painted his most famous works - The Water Lilies and Le Pont Japonaise.  He lived in the country to avoid the expensive, crowded halls of Paris. In exchange, he inhabited an incredibly serene world full of some of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen.