Old people suck, so does rain.

 Today we packed up and rented a car to go on a trip. I kept singing "A Weekend in the Country" in my head. Driving through Paris is very stressful because it's a new city and also because the French are not good drivers. Just awful. Once we were out of Paris, it was easier. First stop, Giverny. The reason why you stop in Giverny is to see Claude Monet's house and water lily garden. Amazing. Breathtaking in fact.

 Every flower was in bloom. Every color was represented in the flora. These purple flowers were awesome. I'd never seen anything like it. Since we had Trixie with us, we couldn't both go in at the same time. So, while one of us saw the gardens, the other perused the town.

 Gorgeous! The only problem  I really felt with the property was how many people were there. It's a very close trip to Paris so assloads of old people buses stop here. There were tons of people with cameras taking photos that they deemed to be the most "artistic" thing they'd ever shot.

 Water lily pond. It smelled so good in the gardens and the frogs were all croaking. Very peaceful.

 Selfie from the bridge covered in wisteria.

 After the gardens and lunch, we headed off to the church and saw Monet's grave. The graveyard itself was very small and quaint. Aaron's favorite part was an airplane propeller from WWI that symbolized the men that were buried there from the war.

 I drove the whole way today. We came across some crazy yellow flowers. As far as the eye could see, it was yellow. Had to stop the car and get out.

 We are definitely in the country now.

 We next went to Rouen, the city most known for as the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. It was such a cute town. We found a place to camp for the night that allows dogs (and has better water pressure than our place in Paris). We were supposed to go to Disney this weekend but Soren caught the chickenpox. The buildings here look like "fantasyland" so Aaron said that he really DID end up taking me to Disneyland, singing Pinnochio songs.

 What a beautiful cute city. We'll have to return.

For dinner we went to Le Petit Bec, or the little beak! Normandy is known for dairy and cider, so Aaron tried some cider which he said tasted like mushrooms and I had a gratin dish which was AMAZING!

 Look at the "O's" on this bottle. Cute little apples!