Mont Saint Michel is a small island located just off the coast of the northern French region of Normandie. The island is best known as the site of the spectacular and well-preserved Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Michel at the peak of the rocky island, surrounded by the winding streets and convoluted architecture of the medieval town. Mont Saint Michel was officially inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1979.
I had a return trip from Paris in one day. No direct train from Paris to Mt St Michel. Take TGV (France's high speed train) from Paris (A) 2 hours to Rennes (B) then take bus 1.5 hours to Mt St Michel (C).
* Unless you want to enjoy the sunrise and sunset view for Mt St Michel, if not, just do day trip is OK.
This is TGV. Picture that special request by Kheng Siong. He told me, he is the fan of high speed rail. Too bad I didn't take picture of EuroStar, which is the high speed train I took from London<-->Paris.
This picture from Wiki. To give you an idea about the geography.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mont_st_michel_aerial.jpg
OK, the following are all my photos.
# 建在岛上的教堂
(Actually has interesting history/story about this island, pls go to google it if you interested, forgive me not write in here, cos I really don't like have a long long post.)
These first 2 pictures taken from the bus, when we approaching to the island at morning.
(my favorite picture!!)
This picture taken at afternoon, that's why the sky different than above 2 pictures.
The only main street in the island.
Going up to the abbey.
I love the view from here...
For the left picture, I really think that the window on the top look like Mickey! :p
The nice view from Top, to the surrounding of the island:
The only way to the island.
Someone be my model without he notice :p
On the way back to train station. I love the view.
If you thinking of visit there, Wikitravel provide a very good visit guide,
http://wikitravel.org/en/Mont_Saint-Michel
18 messages from you:
they purposely build the road just to reach the island? the window really looks like mickey. hehe. the building architecture is really amazing.
oh, i am the first. i seldom get first to comment.
Kikey Loo, what a privilege toi be the second to comment on this post. Your pictures are amazing. I have to visit Europe someday. Keep posting.
woah!!! simply amazing! What a beautiful place and island. Im sure it's centuries old!
i like your favorite picture there.
Looks like picture on postcard.nice.
nice..nice..nice...if i go Paris must go there too.
amazing pictures! wow, you went out of the way for almost 4 hours just to get there! is the island directly connected to mainland or is that a bridge?
The building's architecture is really nice!
wow, such great pictures here..be careful of the swine flu while u r traveling.
Wow Kikey! You're the QUEEN of the world! That was far-flung! I never imagined this place to be existing.
Wow! Very beautiful place. Very stunning photos you have taken. :D I must visit there some day.
Alexander
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The TGV looks very high tech! Nice olden days castle.
Is that a church? Or a castle, Kikey? I cannot tell!
Kikey,
Thanks :)
very nice lo.....wah lau eh....take more pic leng lui...
wow i love the pictures too. they look like fairy tale like tat.. some aladdin story or disney fairy tale! wish to go travel like that too.
好想马上飞到那里去呢。。。拍多些照片让我怀念怀念
If not mistaken, the island is only accessible during low tide
wow...nice scene there, wat a huge building that covered the whole island.
hmm...i like its unique architectural design
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