Claude Monet's House and Gardens - Giverny

#hellohalloween Eerie Reflections on the Nymphéas (4.5 Stars) The water lily pond, or nymphéas, was simply mesmerizing under the October gloom. The lilies themselves were mostly gone, their pads decomposing into dark, spongy circles that floated like unblinking eyes on the surface. The reflections were the scariest part: the trees and the sky were so sharply mirrored on the still water that it became impossible to tell what was real and what was merely an echo in the fluid mirror. It felt dizzying, disorienting, and profoundly creepy. This feeling was magnified when a huge, silent black cat darted across the Japanese bridge—a perfect Halloween detail that felt completely unscripted. It was a pilgrimage for the soul and a slight terror for the imagination.