Giverny Worth the trip? 3rd trip to Paris :)
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I'm afraid not. One of my colleagues took her mother there last weekend. She said the gardens were 'okay' but the exposition was nothing but Japanese prints and neither one of them had any interest in them.
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I love Giverny. I've been there twice. The first time a Parisien friend drove me in her car which was back in 90s. The second time was two years ago when unfortunately I had to take the very expensive Cityrama tour bus, but I was taking my mom who's in her late 70s and to go by train and then taxi would have been too much for her. I enjoyed it both times though. Happy Travels!
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I think the gardens at Giverny close for the season on October 31. You may want to double check on www.giverny.org.
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Giverny is beautiful whenever you go. It is also a good place for kids. When I took mine, I had trouble getting them out of there. Then I thought, "Hmm. Maybe." We went over to the Marmottan and saw some of Monet's paintings there--and the "got" it. The trick with kids and art galleries is to make the visits short and only see what you have prepared them for. Mine were 11 & 13 at the time of our Giverny/Marmottan excursion.
They are now grown and gone and--sigh!--have long since ceased to travel with me.
They are now grown and gone and--sigh!--have long since ceased to travel with me.
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Why would you expect gardens to be worth looking at in late November in Northern Europe? Sometimes I wonder if people understand geography or have ever looked at a map to see where Europe is in reference to the equator.
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The OP is going to Giverny at the beginning of October. I presume the fall colors would still be in view. Maybe not as lush as spring, but I personally think Monet's garden would be worth it anytime it is open.
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