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River Baroness Cruise PhotosFrom: Uniworld River Baroness cruise review Day 6: Giverny (2)
When we arrived at Giverny, we joined our guides for the short walk into the gardens from the parking lot.
Our group's guide bore a remarkable resemblance to Lynn Redgrave.
Our tour began in the Water Garden, where a gardener was tending the water lilies from a flat-bottomed boat. The Water Garden was begun in 1893, or 10 years after Claude Monet moved to Giverny.
The Japanese Bridge, which came later, was inspired by Monet's fascination with Japanese prints.
This tourist's beard appeared to have been inspired by Claude Monet (inset photo).
The garden's signature water lilies were closed when we arrived. (By the time we left, they'd opened up.)
These berries in the Water Garden looked inviting, but we resisted the temptation to pick a handful when nobody was looking.
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