ShareThisIf you go:Giverny, FranceThe Claude Monet house and gardens are at 84 Rue Claude Monet in Giverny. Telephone is 33 2 32 51 28 21. Web site is foundation-monet.com. It is open April 1 to Oct. 31. The water lilies bloom at the end of June.Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Closed Mondays.Admission: 5.5 euros for adults ($7.25); students 4 euros ($5.25); children ages 7-12 and people with disabilities 3 euros ($4); children under 7, free.Other Giverny sights:Museum of American Art, 99 Rue Claude Monet, 33 2 32 51 94 65. This was established in 1992 by Daniel Terra, a son of Italian immigrants who grew up in Philadelphia and got a chemical-engineering degree from Penn State. The museum, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Mondays, explores the historic and aesthetic connection between French and American artists.Recommended restaurant: L'Esquisse Gourmande, Restaurant Salon de the Expositions. 73 bis. Rue Claude Monet, Giverny, Phone: 33 2 32 51 86 95. This restaurant, which has a lovely courtyard and friendly staff, also exhibits art and photographs on its walls.(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
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