Le Gue du Holme
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The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 5
... to get there; plus, guests have to carry their luggage all the way up the hill. The walk up the mount is difficult, even without luggage. The fortress is a Mid-Evil castle type design with drawbridge doors, stone walkways, and HUGE steps. All of the stone steps on the way up to the abbey are twice the height of normal steps, so you really have to lift your feet. It is quite the workout.
The day we were there was gray, rainy, and ...
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 ...
Onze laatste dag
Het was onze laatste dag in Frankrijk. Het was mistig en het regende. bijna 9 weken lang heb ik ongelooflijk goed weer gehad, maar vandaag was het echt mistroostig. Was dit een voorbode.
We hadden alleen maar de voormiddag, want nadien was het op weg naar huis. Het was lang geleden dat ik er nog eens geweest ben, maar eerlijk : ik ...
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
... and got drenched!
Left the next day and drove along the coast stopping at Cancale, home to a massive Oyster production field which streches far out to see.
In the distance you can just make out Mont Saint Michel standing out from the sea.
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Staying with Cheryl, Tony & Brian - Lassay
... from crashing about under the table, to climbing in our laps, to eating the cat food (placed on a table beside us) to trying to eat the cats, to mouthing the fresh produce in a rack by the bench, to fighting with each other. I was the one to say that I was going to get an early night, and thanked Cheryl for the dinner, and made my escape, with the other 2 hot on my heels. Susanna found a cat - Felix the cranky one - on the end of ...