This is probably one of the most popular places in Northern France to visit in the spring/summer – a small village of only 500 people known as Giverny.

But it is the home of a famous person/artist.

Can you guess who that might be?

He was an art lover and enthusiast.

This picture may give you a clue of one of his most memorable pieces of artwork…

But this shot of the pond of water lilies might help you a little more in recognizing one of Claude Monet’s most famous pieces of artwork from his garden.

I must admit despite the morning rain we encountered, the color of the flowers and gardens were simply amazing.

Yellow was Claude Monet’s favorite…and that was clear from the acres of sunflowers you saw in the beginning when entering his former property.

Just walking through the gardens makes you feel like you are viewing his artwork in a museum. The caretakers are phenomenal in how they can maintain the gardens despite 700,000 annual visitors.

It is slightly unrelated, but despite the Normandie province/region being known for all the foliage and colors, it is also surrounded and accented by massive white limestone cliffs which are known for so much of the historical architecture and building materials for hundreds of years in the area.

It is a highly recommended visit and on the way north after leaving, we were able to catch a nice shot of Château Gaillard which is famous castle of Richard the Lionheart.