Drive: 220 miles
Accommodation: Apartment 90 square meters in Giverny (VRBO); host Valerie. Two bedrooms, four beds, living room, kitchen, two bathrooms, about .25 miles from Monet's house and gardens.
We ate our bagged breakfasts at 7:00, took the bikes down to the street, and walked to the car rental agency by the train station. Our SUV was parked out front, and the agent walked through the rental process. He had some trouble with the smart key, but everything else looked good.Lunch: Les Nympheas, Giverny
We took the bikes apart and squeezed them into the back. Konur and Meghan wedged themselves into two of the rear seats, with not much room. And we took off for Giverny, three and a half hours away.
By 13:00, we were parked on the edge of Giverny and walking into town. We found a pretty restaurant with tables in a big garden and had a big lunch. Konur had fun until the wasps decided they just had to have his ice cream. We moved him inside, away from the stingy things, and he finished his dessert in peace.
We wandered through Monet’s house and gardens for a couple of hours. It really was magical. Then we returned to the car and drove to our apartment on the edge of town. We had private parking in the courtyard, but it was a very tight squeeze getting the car through the stone gate. We thought we had made it, but when we got out of the car, we found the black paint had been scraped off the left front bumper. Ken (the driver) was upset with himself. We were all a little worried about getting back out without doing more damage in the morning. Oh, well. At least it was just the car. All the people were fine.
We had a lovely big apartment with a sofa in the living room (Konur’s favorite; whenever there’s a sofa in the living room, he claims it for the night).
