France & London 2017, Day 5

Leaving Mont Saint Michel

At the top of Mont Saint Michel

View from the top of the Saint-Malo walls in Brittany

In Saint-Malo

Delicious selection of pastries at a boulangerie

On Tuesday, we visited Mont-Saint-Michel, a popular attraction in the French region of Normandy. First, we left our hotel in the city of Tours and drove for about 3 hours. When we arrived at Mont-Saint-Michel, we took a bus to the island. There were a ton of stairs to get up to the monastery, but it was worth it. The view of the seabed that surrounds Mont-Saint-Michel was beautiful. Some of us got lost trying to leave the monastery, but we eventually made it out. We got lunch in the town surrounding the monastery, which was very good. Also, I saw a cat aka un chat.

-Aaron Shanaman, ’20

This afternoon we arrived at St. Malo, a city in Brittany. Everyone was given the opportunity to go with our guide, Monia, to tour the walls of the city, or wander around and visit the stores. I decided to wander around with Jensen, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Erlandson, and Tom (a Canadian from another group). We strolled through around the narrow streets and passed by bakeries with heavenly smells. Mrs. Erlandson, Jensen, and I could not resist such smells and ended up buying macarons and chocolate. After popping in and out of these cute little shops (and possibly buying things that I didn’t really need), it was time for dinner! Dinner was delicious. We had moules frites (mussels and fries) that were amazing! After dinner, we had vanilla bean gelato. The gelato was divine…I wish we could have had seconds! Overall, I really enjoyed St. Malo, and the chocolate that came with it.

-Kathryn Anderson, ’19