Bayeux/Mont Saint Michel

So, after the Normandy tour, there was still one thing left to do in Bayeux: the Bayeux tapestry. It was created in the middle of the 11th century and is 210 feet long (only about 2 feet wide though). It was made since most of the population was illiterate, so a tapestry was used to tell the story of how William the Conqueror (who was the duke of Normandy) became the King of England. I didn't get any pictures of it, but if you google 'Bayeux tapestry' you'll see it. The colors were surprisingly still pretty vibrant, especially considering its age. I thought it was interesting to note that Britain's WWII memorial said something along the lines of 'we have now helped to save the country that once conquered ours.'

From there, we drove to Mont Saint Michel, which is an abbey that was built on a rock that practically makes it on an island. There's a causeway that drivers use to get to it, but parking could be an issue at high tide since, well, there isn't any more parking. Luckily, the lot wasn't supposed to flood until later that night. The walk up to the abbey was touristy, with all sorts of souvenir places, but the abbey itself wasn't. The best part was actually the first time that I saw Mont Saint Michel from the car. It's neat because all of a sudden you see this almost castle like building high on a rock and it one of those times where you can't help but go 'wow'.

From there, we drove to the Loire valley to a city called Amboise. The Loire valley is famous for its châteaux (castles). We are on our way to Provence, which is in the south of France, but we won't actually arrive there until Wednesday.