Margot says:
Today we took a tour to Giverny in the company of four others, including Helene from Sydney, a French couple and a young Japanese couple.
Our driver Paul, a gifted linguist, spoke Spanish, English, French and Italian. He hails from Peru and lived for some years in Italy and London but for the past 15 years he has lived in France.
We had a wonderful day exploring the gardens that were beyond my wildest dreams! From lilies to roses to poppies to bluebells to foxgloves, not to forget the wonderful waterlilies. Catherine and I were snap happy (not to be confused with "snappy chappy"!). When we have time we will upload some of the gorgeous photographs we took.
We spent the last couple of hours today packing our suitcases in preparation for our departure tomorrow. Although we don't fly out until 9:50pm we need to check out of the hotel by 12pm. It will be a quiet afternoon as I will be strapped into my flight paraphernalia for legs and arms (to combat DVT as per my doctor's instructions).
I can't wait to get home and catch up with family and friends. It has been a wonderful experience and Catherine has been a wonderful travelling companion and spoiled me rotten.
The blog will be updated considerably when we arrive back in Melbourne. We have many more tales to tell and photographs to share. Eventually, when the blog is finalised Catherine will arrange for a hard copy to be printed and bound for me as a reminder of our French travels.
Bon soir mes amies!
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