We picked up our brand new Peugeot in Paris and headed out toward Rouen. Coming to terms driving a different car on the wrong side of the road took a little getting used to, but towards the end of the day I was starting to indicate to go around corners instead of trying to signal using my windscreen wipers. Since we had plenty of time on our hands when we left Peugeot,we decided we would visit Monet's house in Giverny, (Thanks for the tip, Leon!) The car has a GPS (in English) so we programmed in Giverny and away we went. Unfortunately the GPS didn't realise that there were roadworks directly outside the Peugeot office and detours were in place. Consequently we ended up driving around in circles for the first 30 minutes until we finally found a way to the Motorway. After a short trip (sticking mostly to the right side of the road!) we found ourselves at Monet's house. The house and gardens were absolutely spectacular, as beautiful if not more than what you see in Monet's painting. Its easy to see where he drew his inspiration from for so many paintings.
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| Rouen |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral Rouen |
After Monet's house, we headed to our Hotel in Rouen. This time the GPS didn't let us down, and we were soon checked into our Hotel. Rouen is the location where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake, so we headed downtown into the old town to checkout some French History. The old town is quite spectacular, with many medieval buildings. There is a monument and small plaque to commemorate the location where Joan of Arc died. Heading further into the old town we found Rouen Cathedral, one of the most beautiful in France. We were all getting a bit tired by this time, so its back to the Hotel room for dinner and Macarons for desert.
4 comments:
its was great to finally talk to you all, thanks. The photos of Monets garden are beautiful, i expect everybody to do a painting of the bridge when they get home, see if we have any Monets in the family. How awesome is it to be at such a famous persons house and garden. Whoever took the photos of the lillies and flowers are fab. Looking forward to your next post. Love LingLing and girls. xxxxxxx
Dear Mazz, Paul, Josh and Daniel you seem to be having a great time. Wish we were there. Please post more photos. Can't wait to hear about your next adventure in Caen. Hope the weather stays good for you. Paul it won't be long and you can drive on the correct side of the road for a while.
Love and best wishes
Mum and Dad Cossey
hey aunty mazz, uncle paul, josh, and my little DJ,
i hope your having a great time. who ever took those photos they are amazing. really cool, have you completed your challenge remember PLANKING in PARIS! we need photo evidence (hahaha) cant wait till London you have to lick Big Ben haha make sure theres no goobies on it HAHA anyway hope you are having a blast and the time of your life. Oh and you can now go to London and actually understand what people are saying and for Aunty Shmazz you can go shopping (fun)
lots of love
Amber still in Adelaide xx :)
Hi, Looks like you guys are having a fab time. Enjoy and can't wait to see what else you get up to.
Sam
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