Had a few days in Paris and Northwest France, visiting Monet's house and garden at Giverny , the Chateau at Fontainebleau and the village of Barbizon.
Monet's house was fabulous and the gardens and water gardens were amazing.
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| The view from the window of the garden at Giverny |
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| The water garden |
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Monet's house at Giverny
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| Photographing the Eiffel Tower |
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Carousel at Fontainebleau
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| Barbizon village |
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Chateau at Fontainebleau
On the left bank, in the Latin Quarter and opposite Notre Dame, I found the iconic bookshop "Shakespeare & Company".
Since 1951 this bookshop has been a place of pilgrimage for aspiring writers and lovers of books and poetry. The rooms are packed to the ceilings with all types of books and on the evening I was there, there was a writers forum and a student playing the piano to a packed room.
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