• Mont Saint-Michel

• Built in the 11th-16th centuries (yes, over a period of 500 years), Mont Saint-Michel was originally surrounded by water most of the time

• Because of sediment deposits mostly attributed to the man-made causeway, the abbey is now almost always connected to the mainland

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• This is the only walkway that leads to the entrance to the abbey. Crowds are common here and this was an especially busy day because it was a holiday weekend in France.

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• A 'foot shot' at Mont Saint-Michel. The 'A' is the mark of the mason. It insured he was paid for his work.

• Roger Langsdorf, Marilyn Vinson, and Annie Passot-Tomianka, one of our French National Superguides

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• This is part of a hoist system used to pull supplies up into the monastery

• Detail of hoist wheel

• Hoist chain

• Fresco example

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• There was quite a traffic jam as we left the abbey. The walkway narrows significantly as it passes between the row of shops and restaurants.

• We ate lunch at La Mere Poulard, the historic first restaurant at the foot of the abbey

• The parking lot at the foot of the abbey

• Now which one is our bus?