Monet and Latin Quarter

April 14 We caught an early cab to take us to a small church in the 17th, where we met our group. Including two women from Australia who had a similar story as Meg and me. One was named Susan, the other Tracy, whose daughter is a dancer at the Moulin Rouge. It was Susan’s first time to Paris. The bus ride was 1.5 hours to Giverny and our guide gave a fascinating history of Paris and the settling of Normandy by Vikings. Then she told us about Monet and his early story. We arrived in Giverny and had about 3 hours to see the house and gardens. Luckily, we were in a tour group and had a special entrance. Upon our way out, the line of people there to buy tickets was endless. An early group experience is the only way!! The gardens were abloom in tulips and many more flowers. We walked among the garden’s water features and Japanese inspired bridges. We then lined up in a long queue to enter the house. The tour took us through his art studio with paintings of his wife and chil...