Written by Carole&Jim on June 9, 2004
- We planned to go to France after a trip on the QM2 (see cruise journal) and decided to continue the nautical theme of our trip by taking the Brittany Ferry from Portsmouth...
Written by McDomFr on January 13, 2002
- A long, long time ago on a cold night in the year 708, Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, was spending a few days on Mount Tombe (yes, yes, soon to be called Mont-Saint-Michel, but be patient,...
Written by McDomFr on January 13, 2002
- Saint Aubert's dream
How the cult of St. Michel came into being is told in a Xth century manuscript, La Revelatio ecclesiae sancti Michaelis. According to this original document, one night in 708, Aubert, Bishop of...
Written by SadgeArrow on December 5, 2000
- When we approached Mont St. Michel, the 1,000-year-old abby was enshrouded in an Atlantic Ocean fog, giving it an ethereal appearance. The closer our trio got to the fortress perched...
Written by SadgeArrow on December 5, 2000
- When I arrived in Paris for my first solo trip to France, I had no reservations for the one thing one must do: Visit Mont St. Michel. I boarded the...
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
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