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Crowds but worth it
Tuesday night we arrived in Mont-St-Michel, the home of the famous abbey built on an island that is only accessible at low tide. It was built to honor St. Michael, starting in the 700's AD and growing over time, including the expansion of the abbey through the centuries and the addition of the town that surrounds it within the rampart walls. It …
Mont Saint Michel: La Merveille!
La definizione di "piramide del mare", coniata da Victor Hugo, ben si addice all' inconfondibile profilo di Mont Saint Michel, isola circondata dai flutti nei periodi di alta marea mentre la bassa marea lascia scoperti vasti tratti sabbiosi intorno all' isolotto roccioso. Narra la leggenda che nel 708 l' arcangelo Michele apparve in sogno a Aubert …
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 5
... by God that he was to build a temple in the spot where he found and ox tied to a tree. I'm not really sure on the details, but it's pretty obvious that the reason the ox was tied to a tree up there was because it was a sacrifice to a Pagan god. A temple was built, and then the religious legend comes into play:
Satan challenged St.Michel to a castle building contest. I don't remember why, and I can't remember who was supposed to be the judge, ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 4
... hotel without getting injured, so I would call it a successful night.
The next morning, we all gathered for a, basically, private breakfast overlooking the town wall in the sunrise. Haley, Clarissa, and I were the first to arrive after Jane and Jose. It turns out that a few of the girls stayed out all night, (as they usually do), so they didn't show up until we checked out of the hotel. The dining room was small, but cozy. They had a whole spread out for ...
Mont St. Michel
... people to accomplish in the Middle Ages. It grew from the 8th century to become a Benedictine monastery in the 12th through the 13th century. We could never count how many steps we walked! All the way up and then all the way down. It was a fabulous place! We had been concerned all day about Hurricane Sandy's arrival. On the trip back to Paris I received an email canceling our flight for the next ...