I will attempt to blog frequently while we're traveling. Below is the

Schedule for the French Garden Trip

May 14 Thurs - Day 1 – Departure from Wichita Kansas 

May 15 Fri - Day 2 - Arrival Paris 6:10 a.m.  Transfer to Albe Hotel – 1 rue de la Harpe - 75005 Paris – France Tel:  33 1 46 34 0970

  

May 16 Sat   

Orangerie Museum in the morning

Rodin Museum in the afternoon

May 17 Sunday - Orsay Museum 

May 18 Monday - Le Jardin des Plantes - In Paris, 

            (68 acres, originally a royal garden dating from the 17^th century)

An optional side trip from Paris will be the Palais de Versailles, probably the 17^th or 18^th.

  

May 19  Tues– Day 6 – Depart Paris to Rouen- Hotel  Kyriad Rouen Centre, 14, quai Gaston Boulet – 76000 Rouen  - France Tel:  33 2 35 15 25 25  

In Rouen at Kyriad Rouen Centre Hotel http://www.kyriad-rouen.fr/uk/index.php

May 19 Tues, Day 7– Leave Paris, new headquarters in Rouen, about 90 miles.

2. Giverny--on the way from Paris to Rouen

 http://giverny.org/gardens/   (Located half-way between Paris and Rouen)

  

May 20 Wed, Day 8

3. Le Jardin Plume - situated 20 k. east of Rouen http://www.lejardinplume.com/

    790 Rue de la Plaine, 76116 Auzouville-sur-Ry, France (12 miles from Rouen)
    +33 2 35 23 00 01

4. Les Jardin d'Angelique –  5.2 k. from Plume http://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/pcu/jardins-dangelique/montmain/fiche-PCUNORM00FS000AQ-1.html

   Route de Lyons
    76520 MONTMAIN ( 5.4 miles from Jardin Plume)

    Tel : 02 35 79 08 1

    Fax : 02 35 79 08 12

May 21 Thurs, Day 9

5. Miromesnil - 76550 TOURVILLE-SUR-ARQUESAccès : http://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/pcu/chateau-et-parc-de-miromesnil/tourville-sur-arques/fiche-PCUNOR076FS00077-1.html

Site situé à 10 km de Dieppe et à 30 mn de Rouen. (12 miles between Miromesnil and Jardins Agapanthe)

6. Les Jardins Agapanthe http://www.jardins-agapanthe.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YKdp3bH6GY

 1 Impasse d'Agapanthe,

    76850 Grigneuseville, France (From Rouen 24.8 miles)
    +33 6 08 62 24 58

           

May 22 Fri, Day 10

7. The Vasterival garden http://www.vasterival.fr/english/ 
Allée Albert Roussel 346 (Route du Phare d’Ailly)
76119 Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (42.62 miles from Rouen)
Tél. : 02 35 85 12 05

8. Le Bois des Moutiers http://www.boisdesmoutiers.com/

    Route de l'Eglise –

    76119 Varengeville sur Mer – (2.95 miles from Vasterival)

     tél : 02 35 85 10 02

(There are videos in English on the site above, but you have to click on them.)

May 23 Sat, Day 11 Optional trip to Omaha Beech, Ste. Mere Eglise, and Bayeux Tapestry Museum:

May 24 Sun, Day 12 – Depart Rouen, traveling to hotel at Charles DeGaulle Airport

Overnight at Ibis Paris CDG Airport Hotel – Roissypole – BP 11122 95701 Roissy Cedex France Tel:  33 01 49 19 19 44

May 25 Mon, Day 13 -  Depart Paris Charles DeGaulle today to return to Wichita, Ks.