{"id":9405,"date":"2024-09-08T12:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T10:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/?p=9405"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:09:29","slug":"giverny-paradisul-lui-monet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/en\/2024\/09\/giverny-paradisul-lui-monet\/","title":{"rendered":"GIVERNY \u2013 Monet&#8217;s paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No, that\u2019s it, I know what I\u2019ll do next time: I\u2019ll sign up to be an extra in <strong>Emily in Paris<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scene in season 4: Emily travels from Paris to Giverny, to the famous gardens of painter Claude Monet, looking for Camille. And there she is, searching through deserted paths, empty rooms with no visitors. Only a few &#8220;tourists&#8221; pass through the frame at one point in the movie. Well, I could have been one of them if I had gone to the casting for extras&#8230; I was such a fool. I could have seen Giverny empty. Instead, I saw it like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"giverny\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SL1fV5eCH1w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Giverny is a village in France, located in the Seine Valley, somewhere between Paris and Rouen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Packed with people at lunchtime, when I arrived by car, after driving for one hour and 13 minutes from Paris Beauvais Airport. I slowly drive through narrow streets, among waves of tourists. I like what I see! But I\u2019m about to face what I hate the most: finding a parking spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any free spots? No way! I keep circling around the cars, hoping I\u2019d get lucky and someone would leave. Others do, but not me\u2026 So I leave the parking lot near the Tourist Office and follow another parking sign. I end up in a small clearing, well, actually quite a large one, where you can park your car for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s packed with cars here too&#8230; In the end, I squeeze mine onto the grass, just barely within the limits of what\u2019s acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any respectable Romanian, I leave my phone number on the windshield \ud83d\ude42 I don\u2019t think this is a thing here, but hey, I\u2019d rather be on the safe side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-statue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-statue-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-statue-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-statue-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-statue.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hidden among the trees, right in the clearing, lies the bust of the painter. I give it a nod and cross the road through an underground passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_queue-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I follow the signs and, after a few minutes, I reach the line to Monet\u2019s house. I join the queue, without asking \u201cwhat are they selling?\u201d But then it crosses my mind that maybe, since I have an online ticket, I should check if I\u2019m in the right place, standing at the end of the line&#8230;<br>No, I wasn\u2019t. With an online ticket, you go straight to the entrance of the manor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I paid 11.50 euros for the ticket, and when you buy it online, you have to select the time you want to enter. I arrived about 45 minutes before the time on the ticket. I decided to try my luck: I presumed that if it wasn\u2019t too crowded, they might let me in earlier than scheduled. They did. But still, it was crowded \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GIVERNY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1883, Monet rented a house in the village with four rooms on the ground floor, four upstairs, two attics, and a barn that he turned into a studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1890, he managed to become the owner of this house, surrounded by a 96-are (9,600 sq.m.) garden, which was his home for 43 years, until his death in 1926!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read that Monet was extremely attached to this place, to the house, the garden with its multitude of flowers and trees, the pond&#8230; He missed them whenever he was away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that today I can walk in his footsteps, enter his house, cross his famous bridge, or take a selfie with the water lily pond is thanks to one of his two sons, <strong>Michel Monet<\/strong>. He inherited the estate and the collections in the house and left them to the Fine Arts Academy in his will, which, since 1966, made great efforts to restore the beauty of the place and open it to the public in 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>CLAUDE MONET&#8217;S GARDENS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-giverny_map.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I look at the map, trying to plan my route, but I give up. They show you the direction to follow at the entrance anyway, so I just go with the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bamboo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The small bamboo forest makes me feel like I&#8217;m in China, a few years ago. I half expect a panda to appear, happily munching on a trunk, even from the ones where some visitors have carved their love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_2-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_canal_2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The stream flowing at the edge of the estate gives it an idyllic touch. You could sit here on a bench and write love poems&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden is divided into two parts: <strong>Clos Normand<\/strong>, an abundance of different flowers right in front of the house, and the <strong>Water Garden<\/strong>, bordered by oriental plants and weeping willows, with pink water lilies and crossed by the famous green-painted Japanese bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_-1180x786.webp 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Emily_in_Paris-monets-garden-artnet.com_.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">source: artnet.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had been an extra in <em>Emily in Paris<\/em>, that\u2019s how I would have seen the bridge&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the reality is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giverny-water-lily-pond_monet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monet-water-lily-pond.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge is always full of people, most of them stopping to take pictures in all directions, speaking in all languages, laughing, reminiscing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"giverny monet&#039;s bridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QO00nmzbTV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And no, no one is rowing the boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maison-et-jardins-de-Claude-Monet_boats.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They lie peacefully at the shore, giving a fairytale-like image to that corner of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_dana-mladin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking around here, on the bridges, along the water, among the flowers, I feel like a character in Monet\u2019s paintings&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lake looks stunning on this summer day! You can hear birds chirping, even the breeze through all the plants here, despite the fact that it&#8217;s packed with people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So many pictures are being taken! I\u2019m not holding back either, haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9424\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flower_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_5-300x225.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_4-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything is so beautiful and so&#8230; natural, so effortless, that I almost feel like applying for a gardener job here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_3-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_flowers_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/water-lilies.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the bridges, on the fences, along the paths to the house, by the lake, on the lake \u2013 there are flowers everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-picture.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I catch a glimpse of the house through the arches, trees, and large flower bushes. Since I\u2019m neither related to Monet nor Emily coming from Paris, I head towards it through the area open to regular visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>CLAUDE MONET&#8217;S HOUSE<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything looks impeccable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, the shutters and garden furniture are painted with the shade of green chosen by Monet himself. Pretty cool, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/emily-in-paris-giverny-artnet.com_.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">source: artnet.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily in Giverny? Lucky her! There\u2019s no one there, except for a few gardeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_9.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dana in Giverny? Last in the long line to enter the house. And the suuunnnn is shining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re all waiting for a few visitors to exit, so the security guard can let more of us in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I\u2019m in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walls of the first room are covered with paintings! I recognize some, and others, I must admit, I don\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ask if there are any originals in the house. I&#8217;m told that everything is out in the open, with no security measures, so it&#8217;s unlikely that any are originals. What was originally in this house is now in Paris, at the <strong>Marmottan Monet Museum<\/strong>. Not only Monet\u2019s paintings, but also works by Renoir, C\u00e9zanne, Rodin, Manet, etc., which Monet had here in Giverny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Giverny-Monets-Garden_12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This view can be seen from one of the windows in Mr. Monet&#8217;s bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How could you not be inspired here??&#8230; You could spend your time painting, writing, philosophizing, or even video-calling your enemies \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The walls are filled with paintings. But I also look at every element, every object in each room, trying to imagine Monet&#8217;s life in this house, together with his family. He must have been happy here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_9-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The yellow room, the family&#8217;s dining room, is so cool. I understand that the yellow-painted furniture pieces were very modern for that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walls here are covered with <strong>Japanese prints<\/strong>. Monet gathered an impressive collection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh my, the kitchen, just the way it is, must be any Chef&#8217;s dream! Even I, terrible at cooking, feel like I could make all sorts of fancy dishes here&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oeufs-frais-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oeufs-frais-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oeufs-frais-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oeufs-frais-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oeufs-frais.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also came across this box mounted on the wall. Could it be some sort of &#8216;safe&#8217; for fresh eggs?&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before leaving the manor, I take one last walk around the lake, as if I want to fix the image of this wonderful place in my mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monet-bridge.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridges are a bit less crowded, but on the narrow paths, I still expect to hear: \u201cavancez, avancez\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house-and-gardens_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>SOUVENIRS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, I couldn\u2019t leave without stopping by the souvenir shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny_souvenir-shop.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s basically a huge hall with all kinds of products featuring Monet\u2019s paintings, albums about the Impressionists, and even a relaxation area in case you want to browse through a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I buy a few things and head out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danamladin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Monets-house_giverny-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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Some people are already seeking shelter under umbrellas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I take a walk through the village to see what\u2019s around, but I don\u2019t linger long because I need to head to <strong>Normandy<\/strong>, where my vacation really begins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Stories from Normandy \u2013 coming soon!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, that\u2019s it, I know what I\u2019ll do next time: I\u2019ll sign up to be an extra in Emily in Paris! Scene in season 4: Emily travels from Paris to Giverny, to the famous gardens of painter Claude Monet, looking for Camille. And there she is, searching through deserted paths, empty rooms with no visitors. Only a few &#8220;tourists&#8221; pass through the frame at one point in the movie. Well, I could have been one of them if I had gone to the casting for extras&#8230; I was such a fool. I could have seen Giverny empty. Instead, I saw it like this: Giverny is a village in France, located in the Seine Valley, somewhere between Paris and Rouen. Packed with people at lunchtime, when I arrived by car, after driving for one hour and 13 minutes from Paris Beauvais Airport. I slowly drive through narrow streets, among waves of tourists. I like what I see! But I\u2019m about to face what I hate the most: finding a parking spot. Any free spots? No way! I keep circling around the cars, hoping I\u2019d get lucky and someone would leave. Others do, but not me\u2026 So I leave the parking lot near the Tourist Office and follow another parking sign. I end up in a small clearing, well, actually quite a large one, where you can park your car for free. But it\u2019s packed with cars here too&#8230; In the end, I squeeze mine onto the grass, just barely within the limits of what\u2019s acceptable. Like any respectable Romanian, I leave my phone number on the windshield \ud83d\ude42 I don\u2019t think this is a thing here, but hey, I\u2019d rather be on the safe side. Hidden among the trees, right in the clearing, lies the bust of the painter. I give it a nod and cross the road through an underground passage. I follow the signs and, after a few minutes, I reach the line to Monet\u2019s house. I join the queue, without asking \u201cwhat are they selling?\u201d But then it crosses my mind that maybe, since I have an online ticket, I should check if I\u2019m in the right place, standing at the end of the line&#8230;No, I wasn\u2019t. With an online ticket, you go straight to the entrance of the manor. I paid 11.50 euros for the ticket, and when you buy it online, you have to select the time you want to enter. I arrived about 45 minutes before the time on the ticket. I decided to try my luck: I presumed that if it wasn\u2019t too crowded, they might let me in earlier than scheduled. They did. But still, it was crowded \ud83d\ude42 GIVERNY In 1883, Monet rented a house in the village with four rooms on the ground floor, four upstairs, two attics, and a barn that he turned into a studio. In 1890, he managed to become the owner of this house, surrounded by a 96-are (9,600 sq.m.) garden, which was his home for 43 years, until his death in 1926! I read that Monet was extremely attached to this place, to the house, the garden with its multitude of flowers and trees, the pond&#8230; He missed them whenever he was away. The fact that today I can walk in his footsteps, enter his house, cross his famous bridge, or take a selfie with the water lily pond is thanks to one of his two sons, Michel Monet. He inherited the estate and the collections in the house and left them to the Fine Arts Academy in his will, which, since 1966, made great efforts to restore the beauty of the place and open it to the public in 1980. CLAUDE MONET&#8217;S GARDENS I look at the map, trying to plan my route, but I give up. They show you the direction to follow at the entrance anyway, so I just go with the crowd. The small bamboo forest makes me feel like I&#8217;m in China, a few years ago. I half expect a panda to appear, happily munching on a trunk, even from the ones where some visitors have carved their love. The stream flowing at the edge of the estate gives it an idyllic touch. You could sit here on a bench and write love poems&#8230; The garden is divided into two parts: Clos Normand, an abundance of different flowers right in front of the house, and the Water Garden, bordered by oriental plants and weeping willows, with pink water lilies and crossed by the famous green-painted Japanese bridge. If I had been an extra in Emily in Paris, that\u2019s how I would have seen the bridge&#8230; But the reality is this: The bridge is always full of people, most of them stopping to take pictures in all directions, speaking in all languages, laughing, reminiscing. And no, no one is rowing the boats. They lie peacefully at the shore, giving a fairytale-like image to that corner of nature. Walking around here, on the bridges, along the water, among the flowers, I feel like a character in Monet\u2019s paintings&#8230; The lake looks stunning on this summer day! You can hear birds chirping, even the breeze through all the plants here, despite the fact that it&#8217;s packed with people. So many pictures are being taken! I\u2019m not holding back either, haha. Everything is so beautiful and so&#8230; natural, so effortless, that I almost feel like applying for a gardener job here! Across the bridges, on the fences, along the paths to the house, by the lake, on the lake \u2013 there are flowers everywhere! I catch a glimpse of the house through the arches, trees, and large flower bushes. Since I\u2019m neither related to Monet nor Emily coming from Paris, I head towards it through the area open to regular visitors. CLAUDE MONET&#8217;S HOUSE Everything looks impeccable! Apparently, the shutters and garden furniture are painted with the shade of green chosen by Monet himself. Pretty cool, right? Emily in Giverny? Lucky her! There\u2019s no one there, except for a few gardeners. Dana in Giverny? Last in the long line to enter the house. And the suuunnnn is shining. We\u2019re all waiting for a few visitors to exit, so the security guard can let more of us in. And I\u2019m in! The walls of the first room are covered with paintings! I recognize some, and others, I must admit, I don\u2019t\u2026 I ask if there are any originals in the house. I&#8217;m told that everything is out in the open, with no security measures, so it&#8217;s unlikely that any are originals. What was originally in this house is now in Paris, at the Marmottan Monet Museum. Not only Monet\u2019s paintings, but also works by Renoir, C\u00e9zanne, Rodin, Manet, etc., which Monet had here in Giverny. This view can be seen from one of the windows in Mr. Monet&#8217;s bedroom. How could you not be inspired here??&#8230; You could spend your time painting, writing, philosophizing, or even video-calling your enemies \ud83d\ude42 The walls are filled with paintings. But I also look at every element, every object in each room, trying to imagine Monet&#8217;s life in this house, together with his family. He must have been happy here! The yellow room, the family&#8217;s dining room, is so cool. I understand that the yellow-painted furniture pieces were very modern for that time. The walls here are covered with Japanese prints. Monet gathered an impressive collection! Oh my, the kitchen, just the way it is, must be any Chef&#8217;s dream! Even I, terrible at cooking, feel like I could make all sorts of fancy dishes here&#8230; I also came across this box mounted on the wall. Could it be some sort of &#8216;safe&#8217; for fresh eggs?&#8230; Before leaving the manor, I take one last walk around the lake, as if I want to fix the image of this wonderful place in my mind! The bridges are a bit less crowded, but on the narrow paths, I still expect to hear: \u201cavancez, avancez\u201d. SOUVENIRS Of course, I couldn\u2019t leave without stopping by the souvenir shop. It\u2019s basically a huge hall with all kinds of products featuring Monet\u2019s paintings, albums about the Impressionists, and even a relaxation area in case you want to browse through a book. I buy a few things and head out. Outside, the line for those without tickets is a bit shorter. The sun is higher in the sky, and although my phone says it\u2019s 26 degrees, it feels hotter. Some people are already seeking shelter under umbrellas. I take a walk through the village to see what\u2019s around, but I don\u2019t linger long because I need to head to Normandy, where my vacation really begins! 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