You can book as long as the BOOK NOW button is active. For more practical details of the trip (for participants), please click here >>
Upon popular demand Expat Club introduces a new top destination: Giverny. This year we put this trip on the calendar for the 2nd time, and not without reason because everyone totally loved this trip. This beautiful little town about 70km West from Paris is all about Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), one of the world’s most beloved artists.
Monet’s works are timeless and known for its stunning colours. Monet was a founder of the impressionist movement, about we will learn much more this day. We namely will not only visit his famous house and gardens, but also the Musée des Impressionismes and stroll through the town of Giverny.
As it is a long drive we have to depart early for this trip. We will travel with a modern 4* luxury bus with comfort seats and extra leg space. There is an on-board toilet, a DVD-system with three flatscreens, and air conditioning. If our group exceeds 50 people we will arrange a Royal Class double-decker with even more leg space and leg rests (like above). Maybe a great reason to invite your friends and colleague to join us for this unique spring destination. During the trip we will serve you some drinks and snacks. We make one 30 minutes stop on our way to Giverny. Our arrival time is foreseen at 12h00.
Upon arrival we will first have lunch in the restaurant of the Musée des Impressionismes, not far from the Monet estate. We arranged a nice menu.
Poulet jaune rôti, pommes grenailles et champignons
˜˜˜˜
Soufflé glacé cassis
˜˜˜˜
Boissons incluses: un verre de vin par personne (blanc, rouge ou rosé) + Une bouteille d’eau minérale plate pour 4 personnes + Café ou thé
The price of this menu is €29,50 per person. This is a bit higher than our usual lunches, but because all restaurants in town were fully booked already and prices in this nice village are generally higher than elsewhere, we just want to make sure that our group has a place to eat before exploring the village. Please note that this menu is the only option, except for vegetarians. You can indicate whether you would like to join during the checkout process.
At the end of our lunch we will be welcomed by one or two official guides that can take groups around the Monet estate. During a guided tour of up to 1,5 hours she will tell us all about Monet’s live and work. During our visit we will realise why these places inspired the master of Impressionism. You will cross the famous Japanese bridge and stroll around the waterlily pond to observe the ever changing reflections on the water surface. Then we will get back to the Clos normand, the gorgeous flower garden blooming from spring to fall. You will learn how Monet himself designed it by applying his skills for painting to gardening.
We will walk through the gardens where the Master painted so often, including the waterlilies pond with the green bridge that inspired him for so many paintings. This is literally the closest you can be to his phenomenal works of art. Right. On. The. Spot. Where. The. Master. Himself. Painted!
After the tour ends you will be invited to check out Monet’s house to see how he lived and worked. It’s a very nice house with colourful decorations as you can see on the pictures above. “Claude Monet lived in his home at Giverny for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926. During this very long time, he layed out the house to his own tastes, adapting it to the needs of his family and professional life.” The house looks exactly as it did on Monet’s times, with the studio-sitting-room, Monet’s and Alice’s bedrooms, the yellow dining-room with its surprising collection of Japanese woodblocks and the kitchen decorated with blue tiles. Our guide will tell you about the way Monet transformed it to his own style. Thanks to many details about Monet’s family life in this very place you will take a leap backwards to the 19th Century. (source https://giverny.org/monet/home/)
Giverny has much more to offer than Monet’s house and gardens. There is a superb impressionism museum. Since a visit to this village is not complete without seeing also this art institution, your trip ticket includes the entrance fees for the museum and its gardens.
Due to the extremely positive feedback we received last year about the guided tour we offered in the museum (attended by almost everyone) we are also offering an optional tour this year. For 2017 the museum has a new exhibition: In Concert! Musical Instruments in Art, 1860 – 1910. There is a €15 surcharge and you can add this option during checkout. Note that we can only offer 40 spots for this tour, and full is full!
We spend also the early evening hours in Giverny to enjoy the good life. Just walk around, go to a nice bar, enjoy a good diner. We return to Brussels around 21h00 and arrive there around 01h30. What a great way to spend this mid-summer Saturday!
Due to the very late arrival, we will stop anywhere along the route Gare du Midi > Place Schuman. After Schuman we can also stop at Merode, Montgomery, Diamant, Meiser and Evere (main streets only). For those living farther away, we will do our best to coordinate shared rides.
You can book as long as the BOOK NOW button is active. For more practical details of the trip (for participants), please click here >>
Upon popular demand Expat Club introduces a new top destination: Giverny. This year we put this trip on the calendar for the 2nd time, and not without reason because everyone totally loved this trip. This beautiful little town about 70km West from Paris is all about Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), one of the world’s most beloved artists.
Monet’s works are timeless and known for its stunning colours. Monet was a founder of the impressionist movement, about we will learn much more this day. We namely will not only visit his famous house and gardens, but also the Musée des Impressionismes and stroll through the town of Giverny.
As it is a long drive we have to depart early for this trip. We will travel with a modern 4* luxury bus with comfort seats and extra leg space. There is an on-board toilet, a DVD-system with three flatscreens, and air conditioning. If our group exceeds 50 people we will arrange a Royal Class double-decker with even more leg space and leg rests (like above). Maybe a great reason to invite your friends and colleague to join us for this unique spring destination. During the trip we will serve you some drinks and snacks. We make one 30 minutes stop on our way to Giverny. Our arrival time is foreseen at 12h00.
Upon arrival we will first have lunch in the restaurant of the Musée des Impressionismes, not far from the Monet estate. We arranged a nice menu.
Poulet jaune rôti, pommes grenailles et champignons
˜˜˜˜
Soufflé glacé cassis
˜˜˜˜
Boissons incluses: un verre de vin par personne (blanc, rouge ou rosé) + Une bouteille d’eau minérale plate pour 4 personnes + Café ou thé
The price of this menu is €29,50 per person. This is a bit higher than our usual lunches, but because all restaurants in town were fully booked already and prices in this nice village are generally higher than elsewhere, we just want to make sure that our group has a place to eat before exploring the village. Please note that this menu is the only option, except for vegetarians. You can indicate whether you would like to join during the checkout process.
At the end of our lunch we will be welcomed by one or two official guides that can take groups around the Monet estate. During a guided tour of up to 1,5 hours she will tell us all about Monet’s live and work. During our visit we will realise why these places inspired the master of Impressionism. You will cross the famous Japanese bridge and stroll around the waterlily pond to observe the ever changing reflections on the water surface. Then we will get back to the Clos normand, the gorgeous flower garden blooming from spring to fall. You will learn how Monet himself designed it by applying his skills for painting to gardening.
We will walk through the gardens where the Master painted so often, including the waterlilies pond with the green bridge that inspired him for so many paintings. This is literally the closest you can be to his phenomenal works of art. Right. On. The. Spot. Where. The. Master. Himself. Painted!
After the tour ends you will be invited to check out Monet’s house to see how he lived and worked. It’s a very nice house with colourful decorations as you can see on the pictures above. “Claude Monet lived in his home at Giverny for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926. During this very long time, he layed out the house to his own tastes, adapting it to the needs of his family and professional life.” The house looks exactly as it did on Monet’s times, with the studio-sitting-room, Monet’s and Alice’s bedrooms, the yellow dining-room with its surprising collection of Japanese woodblocks and the kitchen decorated with blue tiles. Our guide will tell you about the way Monet transformed it to his own style. Thanks to many details about Monet’s family life in this very place you will take a leap backwards to the 19th Century. (source https://giverny.org/monet/home/)
Giverny has much more to offer than Monet’s house and gardens. There is a superb impressionism museum. Since a visit to this village is not complete without seeing also this art institution, your trip ticket includes the entrance fees for the museum and its gardens.
Due to the extremely positive feedback we received last year about the guided tour we offered in the museum (attended by almost everyone) we are also offering an optional tour this year. For 2017 the museum has a new exhibition: In Concert! Musical Instruments in Art, 1860 – 1910. There is a €15 surcharge and you can add this option during checkout. Note that we can only offer 40 spots for this tour, and full is full!
We spend also the early evening hours in Giverny to enjoy the good life. Just walk around, go to a nice bar, enjoy a good diner. We return to Brussels around 21h00 and arrive there around 01h30. What a great way to spend this mid-summer Saturday!
Due to the very late arrival, we will stop anywhere along the route Gare du Midi > Place Schuman. After Schuman we can also stop at Merode, Montgomery, Diamant, Meiser and Evere (main streets only). For those living farther away, we will do our best to coordinate shared rides.
