This will be at least a four-part post on visiting the stunning estate of Claude Monet. This post will contain a lot of different information on visiting the area. Visiting Giverny has been on my wish list for a long time, but I have been wary of the huge crowds that make the daily pilgrimage to Monet's gardens and home. In order to have a bit of peace and hopefully the ability of taking photos of flowers minus the hundreds of tourists next to them, I decided to stay in the area overnight and visit the property after 3pm, when most of the visitors would be starting to make their way back to Paris. There are plenty of tour companies offering day trips to Giverny, which is a great option for those who want a zero hassle trip of being picked up from and delivered back to their hotel in Paris. We opted for a trip completely on our own, which is really easy. I purchased our train tickets on Raileurope.com and printed them out at home. We got t...