It's such a small town that there is no ATM. That's truly amazing for France and most of Europe. The only reason to go there is Monet.
Just down the street from where we stayed was the graveyard next to a very small and old chapel.
Note from the many plaques that this is a family tomb.
This is Monet's plaque along with the others.
Trout made sure I took a picture of this monument honoring the war dead from both wars.
You can see the church spire. The building with the window boxes is the B&B where we stayed.
Here's the street the other direction with Trout.
This is the B&B. Its name translated into English is "The Corner of the Artists." Our room was quite large with a big bathroom. It is the one with the windows just above and to the right of the door. There were 3, all the same size including the one in the bathroom.
Now here is Monet's house. You can take a tour of it, but it was so crowded, we peeked inside, saw the people cheek to cheek standing on the stairs to go up and opted out.
Trout chose to smell the flowers instead.
The gardens are lovely. You can sit there and paint but you have to have prior permission.
It takes a lot of gardeners to keep them up.
You aren't supposed to mess with the fowl.
This apple was espaliered so low that I would have to bend over to pick the fruit.
To get to the water gardens you have to walk quite a distance, down and up some stairs, but it is well worth the effort. There is both moving water...
...and the famous lily ponds.
We kept hearing frogs. Then we saw one. Can you find it in the picture below?
How about some help?
There were lots of interesting plants.
But the water lilies are definitely the stars.
They weren't everywhere though.
Somebody on break? Or maybe just forgetful.
We both really liked this little village. How about a fixer-upper?
It comes with a cat.
We only stayed one night here, but we wished we had stayed two. Then we might have had the energy and the right timing to go into Monet's house and to visit the Impressionist Museum. We arrived late and only had time to visit things the next morning before we headed on to Belleme. We really enjoyed our hostess and her dogs. We had a delightful breakfast with a couple from Finland (she is an artist) and two women from the US who had just finished a week of painting lessons nearby and were now tourists instead of students. Once again it was proven that, except for the last night before flying home, one night in any location is not enough.
