I will send pics in a minute from my phone but it is so much easier to type on the iPad.
As I said earlier we have had the great opportunity to stay just outside of Paris with our son Brian's friends Keith and Deborah Grimaud. Their home in St. Germaine en Laye is absolutely wonderful. Just what you would expect in a Parisian home. They have taken us for crepes, helped us navigate Paris metro, busses and tourist attractions, but today they surprised us with an unexpected road trip to Giverny, home of Monet. The drive there along the Seine River was so amazing in itself. They took us on a side trip to one of their favorite solitary places. Along the river there were beautiful little cottages, swans along the bank. It was just amazing. We traveled on to Giverny, home of Claude Monet. We visited his home and spent several hours enjoying his garden! It is just beyond description. We ate in a roadside restaurant under red striped awnings, then traveled on to Chateau Gaillard, a fortress in ruins, but still intact enough to be able to envision every story you have read with a setting in the 12-14th centuries. As I have said before, I am going to have to read Pillars of the Earth and other books with European settings again now that I have been to these places.
We finished off the day visiting a French supermarket and having a delicious home cooked dinner. We head back to London tomorrow, and on to Houston Saturday. We have just had such a wonderful trip.
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