Bright and early on Monday, May 6th we rented a car (Peugeot with GPS thank goodness) and headed out for the countryside of Normandy and the famous Mont Saint-Michel.  It’s about a three hour drive through beautiful countryside.  The yellow flowers are called Oilseed Rape in Europe, Rapeseed in the US, and are used for animal feed and to make canola oil.  The fields makes for an awesome view out of a car!

When you arrive at Mont Saint-Michel you walk with purpose through a small – mostly very new – little shopping district, board a bus and voila, there you are!

Mont Saint-Michele has 30 full time inhabitants – presumably monks – but it has a booming tourist trade in the little shops and restaurants built into the hill below the Abbey and Church.  Here are some of the photos we took!

After climbing through the town and to the top of the hill, you get to the Church and the Abbey – where the monks lived. The self guided tour leads you all throughout the buildings! The first photos show the construction process of the island beginning in the 900’s!

After visiting Mont Saint-Michel and getting a quick dinner, we got back on the road for a quick 30 minute drive through the countryside.

Finally we arrived at the home of Carol and Jos Haynes.  They share their  beautiful home as a Bed and Breakfast.

You can see more about it at their website:  www.abreathoffrenchair.co.uk

After meeting with the Haynes over a cup of tea the girls did their homework, and we were off to bed! It was a long and very fun day!