Giverny, Monday the 18th

Started off at Gare St Lazare, but the area where we had to buy our tickets was shut down with yellow tape,  army and police cordoning it off.  We waited, along with many others for 15 or 20 minutes and they took down the tape and let everyone through.  We asked the ticket agent what was going on and he said that someone had lost their luggage.  We wandered around the town when we first arrived  and then went to Monet's, at which point it started to pour so we tried to wait it out in the gift shop, but it never seemed to stop so we ventured into the garden when the rain got lighter.  It stopped for a while so we were able to enjoy the visit but lots of flowers were pounded down by the heavy rain.  We had a little snack at a cafe across from the train station before heading back to Paris and went to Le Bonne Soeurs, a restaurant that we tried in 2015 on the recommendation of Rick Steves, for dinner as it's close to the apartment.  Leas had a hamburger, which she said was very good and I had eggs benedict which were delicious.  I later read that they are considered one of the best Brunch restaurants.  Fun but very wet day.