France - Mont Saint-Michiel, Saint-Malo, and Normandy - 2008/03/21 ~ 2008/03/24

During the Easter, we decided to visit Mont Saint-Michiel in France. We encountered heavy rain, heavy snow, sweet sunshine, and mixed weather sometimes. The weather changes all the time. How lucky we were that when we drove or were indoor, the bad weather came; when we arrived and were ready for visiting, the sun came out. It's a special experience. :)

Recommended Hotel
Hotel Patton
Tel: +33 (0) 2 33 48 52 52
Add: 93, Rue de la Constitution, 50300 Avranches

Mont Saint-Michiel

On Saturday, we changed the first visiting from Saint Malo to Mont Saint-Michiel because of the unexpected sunny day! Mont Saint-Michiel is an rocky island connected to the mainland by a narrow land bridge. Parking the car down and next to the land bridge, people have to walk into the town through a little wooden bridge. There is a monastery on the top with beautiful scenery. What I like most is the walking on the beach around the island during sunset. The incredible golden color covered the water lines wandering through the sands. One hour later, the high tide submerged the parking lot and the pedestrian bridge. People were reminded to move their cars to the land bridge and an announcement was made in the town to ensure that people knew they had to leave ASAP if they don't want to be stuck in the town in the coming few hours.

Recommended Restaurant
La Mère Poulard
Tel: +33 (0)2 33 89 68 68
Add: Grande Rue BP 1850170 LE MONT SAINT MICHEL

Saint-Malo

In the Sunday morning, we visited Saint-Malo, used to be a piratic town. The sea food is very fresh and the price is relatively cheap. You may have a set meal with a substantial seafood plate as a starter by only 16 euros.
Recommended Restaurant
Restaurant des Remparts
Tel: +33 (0)2 99 40 91 23
Add: 17, rue Jacques Cartier, 25400 Saint-Malo, France

Normandy

In the Sunday afternoon, we went to Normandy to approach the history of World War II. There are still some concretes left on the beach or in the ocean. The beach is too peaceful to believe that a war did occur here in year 1944.

Yes, it's ASML on the Normany beach... :P

It's my favorite photo in the D-Day Museum. It's quite amazing to see how the artificial concretes and bridges were built for logistics supplies within 12 days.