Holiday in France part 2 ( final part )

Hello everyone!

I found some time to upload a new blogpost finally.
Today I'm talking about Claude Monet's house and garden in Giverny.

I used to study art, and I'm always fascinated by cultural and artistic holidays!!
I knew that Monet's house was in Giverny, but I didn't realize that it was super close to the place I was staying so that was really cool.

It's amazing to me that I was able to walk through the home and garden of such an amazing painter.

Sorry if these kind of cultural things are not for you, but trust me it is absolutely stunning!
I saw a lot of tulips in the garden which made me happy haha.

Before I show you the house and garden, I actually want to show you a small church in Giverny.

The cemetery also serves as a place to remember the people that fought for us during WOII.

Since showing a cemetery might be a bit dark, I just wanted to upload the outside and inside of the church.

P.s. sorry for the picture heavy post!! There's just so much that I want to show you!!!

Outside of the small church

 

I love stained glass windows! They add this sense of calmness to buildings which is really nice.

 If you have the time to visit Giverny and are interested in this nice little village, please stop by this church as well! It might not be as impressive as the Sacre Couer, but it's still really beautiful.

Now onto Monet's house and garden!

So here's the front view of the house! As you can see, there's already a lot of pretty flowers in front of the house, and the house is pink which makes it extra amazing.

I wish I had a nice little corner like this in my own house!
The curtains might seem tacky to you, but I would love to have this kind of decoration in my own house hahaha

Just look at this amazing view Monet had on his garden!
You can really tell that a lot of his inspiration came from flowers when you look at his paintings.

I was also really amazed by his work space.

Probably one of my favorite rooms in his house: the kitchen.
I absolutely loved the old rustic feel it had and I wouldn't mind having a kitchen like this myself.

In this picture you can see a reconstruction of his bed. Of course surrounded by paintings and pictures.

So onto the garden.
I won't show you too many pictures since it's pretty much flowers everywhere ( and I took WAY too many pictures of all the flowers....)
What was very special to me though, was being able to see the Japanese bridge in one of his paintings in real life.
Maybe you already know what I'm talking about, but I will show it to you later on!

Amazing arch that leads you straight to the front door of Monet's house.

Look at the variety in all these flowers! I didn't know where to look to be honest.

So here is the famous bridge you can find in Monet's painting!
If you google ' The Japanese footbridge ' you'll definitely find it.

Lastly a picture of the great man himself.

If visiting these kind of things are not really what you're into, Giverny doesn't only have Monet's house, it is also an amazing town in a quiet area where you can go for a short stroll or even enjoy hiking.

 I hope you enjoyed this post! I want to try to upload more reviews and such in the near future, but I need my wallet to allow that first....

Thank you so much for reading and I'll see you next time c:

❤ Iris

Holiday in France

Hello everyone!

It sure has been a while, sorry for that!
I had a lot of tests and well, it was extremely stressful.

Last week I went on a holiday in France and I did A LOT of walking and visited a lot of places.

Todays blogpost is about a place I have been dying to see: the castle of Versailles.
Words can't express how beautiful this castle is, and sadly I forgot my charger for my DSLR camera, so I took pictures with my phone.

I will probably upload another blogpost about another place I visited next week Tuesday or Wednesday!!

As usual, I will provide you with a link to the website so you can find useful information as well.

I do want to say that entrance to the castle, the big and small Trianon are FREE if you're a a European Citizen aged between 18 - 26 years old. The castle garden is €7.

Chateau website

So I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Golden gate entrance to Versailles

The front square of Versailles

The Royal Chapel

The ceiling paintings are so incredibly detailed

View on the side of the castle

My parents made remarks about how small the beds were at the time

My absolute favorite: The hall of Mirrors

View on the garden.
If you look on the top left you can see the 3.5 (!!!) kilometer long pond.

This gallery has 32 paintings that show the main battles of France. The last one being the Battle of Wagram in 1809

If you ever have the time and money, do visit Versailles.

The castle is really amazing, and puts a lot of castles I've seen in the past to shame.

The attention to detail is something you will find in every corner.

To be honest, I wish I could live in this castle.

The garden is also extremely huge, but if I'm honest, it's not really my cup of tea, because I prefer floral gardens over the ones with symmetry and hedges.

What's also nice, is that there's trains that can take you to the small & big Trianon as well as back to the castle and gardens. 
I tried walking to the small Trianon with my parents and it took us quite some time, but it also made me realize how ridiculously huge the castle grounds are.

The hunting grounds alone reach to an impressive 43 kilometers!

I hope you enjoyed this post! I am currently thinking about a make up look I could post anytime soon and another holiday post is on it's way!

Thanks for reading and see you next time!

❤ Iris