For years, I didn’t go to Monet’s garden in Giverny because I was told there were too many people. Now we go at least twice a year! The best time to visit is at lunch time, when there aren’t any groups and few people queuing. And to avoid the queues altogether, you can either go to the Impressionism Museum (an offshoot of the Orsay Museum) first and buy a double ticket, or buy your ticket on-line. Both the garden and museum are open from the beginning of April to the end of October. These photos were taken in July when the famous nympheas are in bloom, but every month is beautiful. The tulips in April are stunning and the roses in June are out of this world. Then you can eat outside under the trees at the historical Restaurant Baudy down the road (don’t forget to check the inside).
Nympheas in Monet’s gardenYou can see the famous bridge in the backgroundNymphea pond with fuscias in the foregroundFrom the other side of the nymphea pondI love the weeping willowsThe house from the nymphea gardenFrom the bottom of the garden looking towards the houseMonet’s houseView from the window of Monet’s bedroomClaude Monet Foundation, 84 rue Claude Monet: open every day from March 29th until November 1st included 2013 from 9.30 a.m. till 6 p.m. – last admission 5.30 p.m. http://fondation-monet.com/en/Musee des impressionnismes Giverny, 99 rue Claude Monet:openMarch 29th to October 31st, 2013 every day
from 10am to 6pm last admission at 5:30pm. Open on Public Holidays www.museedesimpressionnismesgiverny.comRestaurant Baudy, 81 rue Claude Monet – Musée Hôtel Baudy 27620, Giverny, Tel 02 32 21 10 03,http://www.restaurantbaudy.com/
