After walking all the way around the pond of the water garden, we went down through a tunnel underneath the street that separates Claude Monet's house and main garden from the water garden.
These pictures pretty much speak for themselves. You're not allowed to take pictures inside of Monet's house, which is unfortunate because it's very pretty on the inside. Many of the rooms focus on a particular color; Monet even painted a lot of his furniture to match the walls of a particular room (the grandfather clock in one of the sitting rooms, for example, is painted the same sky blue with azure trim as the walls and baseboards of the room itself). His dining room is especially well-known for this; it's HUGE, with a table large enough to more than accommodate the ten people who lived in the house, all painted a golden yellow (seriously, Google it).
After the Clos Normand and the house we were treated to a delicious lunch at the cafe at the small Impressionist Museum just down the street. We were given a tour of the museum, but you're not allowed to take pictures in there either, and besides, the actual gardens are much more beautiful anyway!
Pink house!
The open windows show where Claude and Alice's bedroom is. You ARE allowed to take pictures of the view from up there.
The view from the window.
Your pictures from both posts are gorgeous! Would love to see this in person, but since I can't this is the next best thing! Love, Mom
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