Mont St. Michelle is pretty impressive as you drive up to it. You can see it for miles around.
We had a great picnic after we parked.
Ian and Mitzi had fun playing soccer.
I thought all the old hanging signs they had on the buildings were pretty neat.
All the kids on top of the mount.
The girls taking a little rest.
Ian and Brad especially liked the tanks we saw in Normandy.
Brad has been pretty funny at times, and one thing this trip has allowed us to do, is build a stronger bond with him, as he's been a little difficult at times.
Brad was pretty disappointed we weren't able to go in the museum, but still liked the tanks we found.7-22-10 Thursday
Today we took the long trip to Mont St. Michelle and Normandy. We left fairly early for us, but still later than I would have liked. It was about a 2 hour drive to get to Mont. St. Michelle. It’s amazing how it rises up out of the surrounding flat bay. The water was all out, so it didn’t look like an island. We stopped in the little town before heading across the dike/road to the mount itself and picked up picnic stuff. We drove over and found a good place to park. After spreading out a blanket, we had a great picnic. It was very relaxing with the kids running around and playing soccer. Then we went into Mont St. Michelle itself. It was interesting how around the abbey (I think it was called an abbey), all of these little merchant shops opened up to service all the pilgrims who made the trip. It continues to amaze me how they used to build such monumental churches, castles, and other such things hundreds of years ago without the use of power tools, and other modern equipment. The abbey itself was huge as we went from room to room, especially figuring it was build on an island in the middle of nowhere. After visiting Mont St. Michelle, we tried to hustle to Normandy as Brad wanted to see one of the museums there. He is really interested in WW II. We got to the museum almost an hour before it says that it closes at 6:30, but they said they don’t let anyone in after 5:30 and we had got there about 5:40. We still visited the gift shop, and Brad and Ian thought the tanks they had out in front were really neat. Although it was a lot of driving today, it was a great family day and I think most of us thought it was one of the highlights of the trip. Brad said Mont St. Michelle was one of the neatest things he had seen so far.
Today we took the long trip to Mont St. Michelle and Normandy. We left fairly early for us, but still later than I would have liked. It was about a 2 hour drive to get to Mont. St. Michelle. It’s amazing how it rises up out of the surrounding flat bay. The water was all out, so it didn’t look like an island. We stopped in the little town before heading across the dike/road to the mount itself and picked up picnic stuff. We drove over and found a good place to park. After spreading out a blanket, we had a great picnic. It was very relaxing with the kids running around and playing soccer. Then we went into Mont St. Michelle itself. It was interesting how around the abbey (I think it was called an abbey), all of these little merchant shops opened up to service all the pilgrims who made the trip. It continues to amaze me how they used to build such monumental churches, castles, and other such things hundreds of years ago without the use of power tools, and other modern equipment. The abbey itself was huge as we went from room to room, especially figuring it was build on an island in the middle of nowhere. After visiting Mont St. Michelle, we tried to hustle to Normandy as Brad wanted to see one of the museums there. He is really interested in WW II. We got to the museum almost an hour before it says that it closes at 6:30, but they said they don’t let anyone in after 5:30 and we had got there about 5:40. We still visited the gift shop, and Brad and Ian thought the tanks they had out in front were really neat. Although it was a lot of driving today, it was a great family day and I think most of us thought it was one of the highlights of the trip. Brad said Mont St. Michelle was one of the neatest things he had seen so far.
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