Blogs from Mont Saint-Michel, Lower Normandy, France, Europe - page 4

We arrived at Mont Saint-Michel after spending the night in the quaint seaside village of Cabourg, France Cabourg is definitely worth a longer visit. But the main event for the day would be the Mont, and it did not disappoint. We began to see the vision of the Mont, 12 kilometers away as we left the highway and began the drive throught the coastal plains towards this magical island. All we could see was a misty image through the afternoon haze. It was just enough to whet ones appetite for what was coming. As we got closer, the apparition turned to reality and soon we found ourselves staring up at what is one of the most amazing sights I have ever been privileged to behold. It was many times larger than I expected and it was ... read more

Well my mom and grandmother came to visit me for two weeks! We started off with a week here in Rothenburg where I showed them my new digs. They actually happened to be here during R-burg's annual Mittelalter (Middle Ages) Festival. The whole town warps itself back in time. Everyone dresses up and wanders around doing activities like they would in the middle ages. There's food, drink, games, music, plays and demonstrations throughout the weekend. There is a reinactment óf the Meistertrunk (it's about 2 hours!). If you ever make your way out here I would def recommend going ahead and splurging the extra Euros to get a seat in the first section; it makes it a lot more enjoyable. The Meistertrunk is the name given to the event when a Swedish man by the name ... read more

While we were walking along the rampart, I stopped almost every meter to take photos. I did not think that it was a nuisance for any of us, but surely it was new to Monsieur X. We took a narrow road, the only road inside the wall, which was almost cramped with souvenir shops both sides of the road. While we stopped on top of the fortified wall, I was told the history behind the river by Monsieur X, which made this phenomenally great structure belonged to the region of Normandy. I noticed Monsieur X, gazing at far end of the river Coueson. It is running like a snake into the bay of Mont Saint Michel. Once we entered through the main gate, we had to wait in a long queue to buy two tickets. To ... read more

DAY ONE Woke up at Nana and grandad's house. Daddy put the tent on the car and then we drove on the motorway to a services. I had a little ride and I got a floater ball toy from it. We went to the eurotunnel and we drove onto the car train. We got off in france. The weather was very sunny but then we got to the motorway and it was raining harder than ever. We stopped for ice cream and ice tea onm the way and when I got into the car I turned the ring pull forwards and it dropped into my ice tea and Daddyhad to put it into the bin. Me and Daddy said when Mummy got out of the supermarket that Mummy won't be grump becauser she has got wine!! ... read more

Our road trip started saturday morning. We rented a car from Hertz outside the train station. The guy there was really helpful and we ended up being able to get a 7 person van, originally we had two reservations for small cars. (They wanted 35 euros/day for a young driver charge, but luckily Evelina is 25.) We barely made it out of the tiny parking garage without harm, and we were quickly on our way. We went straight to Mount Saint Michele. The "interstates" here are just like at home. However, every five miles the advertisements of fast food restaurants and gas stations aren't thrown in your face. The only signs you see from the road are the ones that promote historical sites or towns. I first saw the abbey on the horizon, you are just ... read more