Escape to the countryside!
Ok, remember last week when I said I was going somewhere and I'd post photos the next day? Let's pretend that today is that next day, shall we? Okay!
So, there were 5 of us: 2 French, 1 Italian, 1 Kiwi-when-it-suits-her (IOW, Kiwi when it comes to the Rainbow Warrior and women's suffrage/Australian when the Embassy party invites come out) (yes, missy, I know you're reading!), and 1 Australian-with-suspicious-American-tendencies. 3 of us jumped a train to Rueil-Malmaison, the other 2 picked us up and then we were off, laughing and shrieking, much to the consternation of the quiet Italian in the back seat, who was promptly told to cowboy up.
First we came across this (Notre Dame de whatever-town-we-were-in):
Then this:
And then this:
A closer look at the church:
A chateau, with the ruins of an older one looming on the hill (30 clicks out of Paris and it feels like 1000 away):
I wanted to pick some of these:
But instead we had lunch here:
Then we wandered down a lane and saw this--because of course, when you think of France, you instantly think of macaws:
Finally we arrived here:
No photos were allowed inside but here's one from The Master's bedroom (it doesn't look like a great day weather-wise, but it was, about 30, with the scent of greenery and earth heavy in the air):
Bright inspiration alongside the famous lily ponds:
Green, green, green! And a bit more pink:
I told Elma my day would be perfect if I saw a blue dragonfly and hello! 2 of them!:
A long shot of the pond:
The last of the poppies:
This way to Chez Monet (and his loos):
We left Giverny with the parrots happy and 5 humans pleasantly tired from a day of art, sunshine, good food and great companionship. Zee life, she ees good!:
The adventures of an Eloise wannabe and her 2 roustabout kitties as they work on a book deal in the City of Lights, giggling all the way.











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