Monet's gardens

Sullen gray skies and the constant threat of rain could not dampen the spectacle of Claude Monet's home in Giverny. Flowers sparkled in the morning light while frogs screeched from their hiding places.

The studio inside the little house where Monet lived and worked is filled with reproductions of his famous paintings and and decorated with his collection of Japanese prints. The garden outside explodes with riot of colorful flowers and ponds look calm and serene, even as hordes of visitors ramble along the paths that surround them.