We arrived at Mont St. Michel late in the afternoon and because of fog could hardly see the Abbey until we got very close. From this commercial photgraph, you can see that the Abbey dominates the mountain. There is a street winding to the right from the entrance gate through an area of shops, hotels and restaurants.

We walked through this commercial area, took our bags to our hotels and soon the fog lifted.

 

Some took a walk on the ramparts before happy hour.

From the ramparts we could look down at the street with shops below.

From a bit higher up the mountain we could also look over the tops of some of these buildings to see the tideflats below.

We all gathered for happy hour on the patio of one of the rooms.

It was interesting to see the shadow of the Abbey from that point.

 

We were on our own for dinner. Elizabeth and Don had mussels, frites and beer at a restaurant overlooking the ramparts and tideflats.

Some tour members went to another restaurant.

Others at the same restaurant.

Some went to the La Mere Poulard restaurant where the specialty is omelets cooked over an open fire.

Later, when night began to fall, Don and Elizabeth walked out on the causeway to get a silhouette of the Abbey.

Even later, Sam went out to get a shot at night.

We woke the next morning to a windy and clear day.

We took our bags back down to the bus and then walked up to the main gate to meet our tour guide, Laurence. She had us walk on the ramparts and then climb the steps toward the Abbey.

After a long climb, we finally arrived at the abbey and could clearly see the statue of St Michael at the top of the spire.

 

     

The cloisters were a peaceful place.

On the drive away from Mont St. Michel we stopped on the causeway for one final look.

Continue to Fourgères back in Brittany.