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September 22nd 2008
Published: September 22nd 2008
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We had a fairly tourist-filled weekend on our trip to northern France. Our bus left Paris at 7am and we headed out to Saint Malo, a city about 4 hours west of Paris. The drive was beautiful, the hills were so green and all the houses were old stone cottages. Upon arriving in Saint Melo, we headed down to walk in the water which was surprisingly blue. It reminded me of water I would see in southern... Read Full Entry



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22nd September 2008

Maman
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Off to Normandy
I had to look up Normandy, Mont St Michel and St Malo on-line. I like the map feature on the blog, too. Do you learn the history of each site? Lovely photos; thanks for ours! Maman
23rd September 2008

Lena
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Tray Bone
You got France in yo pants! I love your pictures, Kaitlin. The row of wine bottles, the cathedrals, the butter... beautiful. Keep walking the walk and parlaying your parlay. tap tap tap ps- steal a baby and see what happens.
23rd September 2008

Kaitlin Bailey
Kaitlin Bailey

History eh?
We do learn some of the history, but the man is speaking in super fast French so I'm lucky to catch a date or the word "war" :) Mont Saint Michel was originally built as a sanctuary, which soon became a major focus of pilgrimage. Eventually a village grew around the abbey and it was a stronghold during the Hundred Years War. It was then used as a prison until 1863. Then in 1874 it became an historical monument that is now open to the public. The people of the Middle Ages regarded it as a representation of the heavenly Jerusalem on earth, an image of paradise.
25th September 2008

Orianne
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I´m glad to see that you enjoy my country!!
Suggestion: The Castle of Versaille, take the RER C, and spend the day visiting the park and the castle,go there very early though. Have fun

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