France - Day 7

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Mont Saint Michel. We took a bus from St Malo here which took about 1.5 hours. We got there around 11AM and it was already getting busy. Tip of the day: Take the first little alley or whatever you find off of the main street! When you leave the beaten track you'll find views so much more interesting and you'll get to the entry of the monastery just as fine.

So, centuries ago, monks founded a small monastery on top of the mountain. It wasn't more than a few rectangular buildings. Through time it expanded in to what it is now and a tiny village emerged at the foot of the mountain as well.

Mont Saint Michel is very, very picturesque and it offers stunning views. You can get in to the monastery which is very much worth a visit.

Off the beaten track you'll find tiny stairways leading up. You will leave the masses and the tourist shops behind and slowly work your way up and come across more tiny hidden streets and alleys and parks and also a graveyard. Stunning views will be yours to find :-)

Little courtyards build on top desolate parts of the monastery that can be entered only from underneath.

A little hidden path that leads to a tiny shed build on the edge of a cliff.

The view down on to the village from within the monastery.

If you are ever in the neighbourhood, Mont Saint Michel is very much worth your time!

We returned to St Malo early evening, had a shower and went for a walk again. So much to see, so little time! This is the little chapel of Saint Aaron who was a hermit that lived close to St Malo.