Places I've Been: Monet's Gardens at Giverny

For a fan of artist Claude Monet, a trip to Giverny is almost compulsory. Yet it wasn't until my later trips to Paris that I made it there. Coupled with a trip to his own museum, Musee Marmottan, the gardens at Giverny put you smack dab in the middle of his world, seeing the gardens and space that inspired him so. Some of my favorite photos are below.

Perhaps this view inspired this?

This looks a bit like this