Audrey Hepburn is famously quotes as saying: Paris is always a good idea.
I have always loved this quote but could never truly understand her saying that until I visited Paris myself. I had always felt the pull of Paris and it was a city that rested near the top of my bucket list. The allure of Paris is one that cannot be described but one that is distinctively felt.
Last night I got home from spending a little over a week in France. It was a trip to remember and one that I did not want to come home from. The next several blog posts will chronicle my time spend in France and the adventures that were had.
Our first day in France was busy. We were all incredibly exhausted from flying through the night and sleeping very little on the plane. We arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport (a CRAZY airport) around 6:30 in the morning and off we went. This was not to be a day of rest. A chartered bus picked us up at the airport and we started to drive towards Normandy.
Our first stop was in Giverny at Monet's Gardens. Here we got to see the famed gardens of Monet's many gorgeous paintings. These are the gardens that he built in order to paint during the impressionist movement. Even though his art was then technically not impressionistic ... they were
beautiful. The impressionist movement was when artists started to paint the things that they saw in everyday life and paint it many times in different lights. Because Monet build his gardens to suit his paintings ... they weren't technically impressionistic. But they were gorgeous!
The gardens were ones that every horticulturist dreams of. Gorgeous ponds full of blooming lily pads, flowers of every color in full bloom and quaint bridges ... full of tourists! It was a busy place but definitely worth the stop to see the fabulous gardens. Visitors can also tour the house of Monet and see many of his paintings on display.
From here our bus driver took us to our hotel. We were all incredibly ready to check into our hotel room, grab some dinner at hit the hay! Of course dinner was so delicious and it ended with the best piece of apple tart that I have every had ... Tomorrow we head to the beaches of Normandy!
I have always loved this quote but could never truly understand her saying that until I visited Paris myself. I had always felt the pull of Paris and it was a city that rested near the top of my bucket list. The allure of Paris is one that cannot be described but one that is distinctively felt.
Last night I got home from spending a little over a week in France. It was a trip to remember and one that I did not want to come home from. The next several blog posts will chronicle my time spend in France and the adventures that were had.
Our first day in France was busy. We were all incredibly exhausted from flying through the night and sleeping very little on the plane. We arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport (a CRAZY airport) around 6:30 in the morning and off we went. This was not to be a day of rest. A chartered bus picked us up at the airport and we started to drive towards Normandy.
Our first stop was in Giverny at Monet's Gardens. Here we got to see the famed gardens of Monet's many gorgeous paintings. These are the gardens that he built in order to paint during the impressionist movement. Even though his art was then technically not impressionistic ... they were
beautiful. The impressionist movement was when artists started to paint the things that they saw in everyday life and paint it many times in different lights. Because Monet build his gardens to suit his paintings ... they weren't technically impressionistic. But they were gorgeous!
From here our bus driver took us to our hotel. We were all incredibly ready to check into our hotel room, grab some dinner at hit the hay! Of course dinner was so delicious and it ended with the best piece of apple tart that I have every had ... Tomorrow we head to the beaches of Normandy!
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