Normandy

While in France I went all the way to Normandie. This was a nice place to visit since it had so much history. In this blog I'll tell you all about the Normandy beaches as well as Mont St. Michel which is an amazing old monastery.










At the Normandy beaches I was able to walk along the beach as well as see the thousands of white crosses. There was a small museum you can visit along the beach where you can see what is left over from that day when troops stormed the beaches. I even took some rocks from the beach and brought them back to the states.













Mont. St. Michel is a monastery high upon a mountain. If you would like to go all the way to the top I recommend good walking shoes and actually being in some kind of shape. At the entrance is a restaurant called La Mere Poulard. Madame Poulard actually invented omelets. As you go further in you begin to climb several stairs. Along the way to the top where the main chapel is located are several side chapels. One of these was outdoors and very pretty. Once you reach the top there are several people in prayer and it is a very calming area. Outside this area is a square room that has no roof. It is amazingly beautiful. This place is surrounded by the ocean and tour buses only go in on low tides since the water will often cover the parking lot. There is also quicksand around the area.