Bed & Breakfast Manoir de Notre-Dame Port-Villez
10, route du Chêne Monsieur Port-Villez, Île-de-France, 78270, France
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Giverny
By train : The Vernon station is situated on the main line Paris / Rouen / Le Havre. It starts from the Saint-Lazare Paris station (which has not changed much since Monet painted it). The fastest trains complete the journey in less than 45 min.
In the Metro, take the 'SNCF - Grandes Lignes' exit. Buy a ticket to Vernon. The Rouen line departs from the right side of the platform, in the 'Grandes Lignes' section.
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C'est Belle
... They all look as if they were placed there and garnished with the utmost care. Utmost care seems to be the theme of everything around here, you should see how well manicured the trees are, I can image of team of hedge trimmers standing on ladders juggling tape measures and pruning shears.
On that first walk, my overly exhausted and overwhelmed brain had no way of articulating what beauty I beheld. After a few days I find the colours here seem brighter even on ...
Pontoise and modern art
... Then I walked around l'Hermitage which is an area north of the old town with narrow roads and tracks before returning to the old town for a late lunch. I must remember not to visit non touristy places on a Sunday as most eating places were closed. But I did find a bakery and brought a 'pain aux raisons', which was a kind of round bread with raisins and very nice.
After lunch I searched for the ...
Back to Impressionist country
... free electric and water, just for a day, even better. Starting to plan the next hectic 2 weeks and already have appointments booked all over the country. We have to be ready for the 19.45 ferry from Dover on Thursday 25th to get us down to the Alps, but there will be some mad peddling in between including the complete organisation of Christmas. Sad, but I have spent the evenings writing Christmas and birthday cards – just need the stamps now!
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Day Five: Mirrors, Gilt and Gardens
... ve seen throughout Paris, so far. (Great travel tip: if you want to figure out who to ask to take your picture, look for the person holding a Rick Steves English version! You're assured that they at least can understand you. We met a nice guy from Texas this way in front of the Chateau) We were awed by the splendor and gilt throughout the palace. We were really impressed by ...

