Monet

Dylan and I had a peaceful yet exciting experience at the Musée de l'Orangerie. At the museum there were two oval shaped rooms that displayed eight very large pieces from Monet's collection of Water Lilies.  It was easy to stay in each room for an hour rotating between the four pieces in each room, to be sure we saw every detail and difference between them.

A few days after the Musée de l'Orangerie we decided to take the thirty minute train to Giverny to see the actual water lilies that inspired the paintings that we had seen at the Musée de l'Orangerie. There was a long line right away, since everyone had arrived on the same train together from Paris. Dylan and I wanted to wait for the line to die down before we went in, so we found a quaint little garden cáfe to drink an espresso and relax. After our caffeine we ventured back to Monet's home and garden.

We fell in love with the grounds and the home. We would love to someday have a similar kitchen to Monet's with blue tile work throughout, wood block counter tops and a big farm basin sink.  We were not allowed to take photos in the home, so we will have to visit again before designing our dream kitchen one day.

The garden, the water lilies, the home etc were so beautiful and it is hard to describe in words, so we will let the photos do the talking.