Some famous tourist destinations are over-rated. Monet's garden at Giverny is not one of them. It's a glorious place - even when it's crawling with tourists, one can sense the atmosphere Monet must have experienced here.
Apart from the beautiful gardens that he created, Monet must have found delight and inspiration just walking in this peaceful area.
Blog began when I lived in Paris 2009-2010. I’ve chosen to call myself a ‘Flâneuse’, which is a female version of the type of character created in the nineteenth century by Balzac and Baudelaire. The male flâneur was a stylish fellow who strolled around Paris observing and commenting on personal, cultural, corporate and political behaviour. My blog initially was not seriously intended to present any such analysis – simply to share my photos and occasional experiences.
However, as a seasoned Left campaigner in Australia and the UK - and having dipped my toe into French politics for many years - for the 2017 presidential elections, in my new "Flâneuse Politique" blog, I'm tracing my involvement with the Socialist Party campaign, as well as the election processes in general.
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