Destination: Venice, Italy
Book: The City of Falling Angels, by John Berendt (2005)
John Berendt is a superb story-teller, and Venice is overflowing with stories. That combination makesThe City of Falling Angels
The People of Venice
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Children’s Book Goes to Monet’s Garden
Destination: Giverny, France
Book: Linnea Visits Monet’s Garden by Christina Björk and Lena Anderson
A Visit to Claude Monet’s Garden
A Guest Post by Mara Gorman
When I was planning our family’s trip to Paris last summer, I knew that we would make a day trip to see the painter Claude Monet’s house and garden, which are located in Giverny, right next to the village of Vernon, about an hour outside the city. I had last visited myself nearly twenty years before when I was in college, and had done so because of a book given to me by my mother,[amazonify]9129583144::text:::: Linnea in Monet’s Garden [/amazonify] by Christina Björk and Lena Anderson. Continue reading Children’s Book Goes to Monet’s Garden