Mont Saint Michel/Saint Malo

Okay this is really late, because I've already gone on two more excursions since I went to Mont Saint Michel, but it was so amazing that I think it merits its own entry.

Mont Saint Michel isn't, as I had previously thought, just a giant cathedral on top of a giant rock. It's a whole TOWN! I mean, only about 50 people live there permanently, but still...that's some crazy real estate right there. We had to walk up about five million stairs, but when we got there, the cathedral itself was astonishing. And it was HUGE. There's not much else that I can describe to you, so here are some pictures.

One of the cathedral walls

Another wall

A window in the cathedral

A hallway in the courtyard

Brittany, myself, and Paul in the courtyard

Some people crossing the sand to get to the cathedral. They needed a guide because it was quicksand.

After visiting Mt. St. Michel, we ventured into Saint Malo. I guess the town was supposed to be interesting because it was walled in, but to me it was just a normal French town with a wall around it. Fortunately, it was right on the ocean, so I just hung out there for a while.

Here's a guy on the beach

Here's the other side of the Atlantic Ocean!

I have yet to talk about Les Accroche-Coeurs, l'Anjou Troglodytique, and Les Chateaux de la Loire. I'll get to that soon.