This past weekend, I went to St. Malo and Mont St. Michel. This was my second time seeing these places, the last time I was in France, I also visited these places. So I am very grateful to have been able to see it not only once, but twice!
St. Malo is a walled in city just off the coast off the English channel, located in Normandy, France. The walled in city protected the people from enemies, and the location makes St. Malo a great port. But as time passed, the civilization grew outside of the city walls, and is an exporter for seafood. While I was here, we walked the perimeter of the walls and there was a beautiful view of the sea and ocean. We also explored the city within the walls, and of course spent the day on the beach.
After St. Malo, we drove to Mont St.
Michel. Mont St. Michel is an abbey off the coast of France as well, it’s like
an island. Usually at high tide, during the summer, the abbey becomes an
island. And at low tide, during the winter and spring, it looks as if a drought
happened around Mont St. Michel (there’s a bunch of sand surrounding the town.
Within Mont St. Michel, there is a town, with a lot of stairs and inclines just
to get around in the town! But also, Mont St. Michel use to be a monastery, so
there’s a church that is probably the most prominent structure on the abbey. We
got to tour the church and walk around the city.
