During the summer of 2009, I visited Paris with my parents. The main purpose of the trip was to shop and eat our way through the city. I was only there for 4 days (which really isn’t that much time for shopping and eating when you’re in Paris), but at the top of our to-do list was a visit to Giverny, a small village an hour northwest of Paris that was home to Claude Monet’s famous gardens. As much as I love impressionism and water liles, I’m not sure that I would have tried to go to Giverny had it not been on Suz’s list, what with all the eating and shopping we had left to do. But off we went, and I’m so glad we did. The gardens were absolutely beautiful…peaceful, inspired, and full of life. I know Suz would have loved all the colors, the gorgeous wildflowers, Monet’s sunny yellow and blue kitchen, and the beautiful watercolors. Thanks, Suz, for getting me to stop and smell the sunflowers and water lilies.
- Carolyn Chao Sabat, friend from Princeton
