gardens of the world – Travels With Tricia

An Afternoon at Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France

Claude Monet's pink home, surrounded by purple irises and other flowers. It's located in Giverny, France.

Artist Claude Monet‘s name is synonymous with his dreamlike paintings which were inspired by his graceful gardens in Giverny, France, where he lived for 43 years. In 1980, his home and garden were opened to the public allowing Monet’s canvases to come to life. Today, visitors to Giverny can see the Japanese-style footbridge that spans theContinue reading “An Afternoon at Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France”

Photo du Jour: Bacchus – the Grape Harvest God – Versailles

Versailles in Black and White, Part II

A Day at Versailles: Visiting the Palace of the Sun King

The golden entryway to the Versailles Palace, on a blue sky day.

On a September day that was replete with sunshine, we voyaged to Versailles, the decadent Baroque palace of France’s roi soleil (sun king). As Shawn and I wandered among the palace’s 250 gardened acres and peered through windows into the gilded interiors — just as a subject might have done 300 years ago — I was remindedContinue reading “A Day at Versailles: Visiting the Palace of the Sun King”