I had forgotten how amazing the Mont Saint Michel is. It's and abbey which was built in the 9th century by the bishop of Avranches. It's in Normandy (next to Bretagne), and is the most-visited monument in France after the Eiffel Tower. You'll see from the pictures that it took quite a climb to get to the abbey on top of the mountain, but it was worth it. The view and construction of everything was unexpected, and I was surprised to see eighty-year-old couples trekking up the mountain. It was a place of worship, where monks would only eat one or two times a day, and devoted the rest of their day to praying. Masses are still held there to this day.
The only problem with Mont Saint Michel is that there is one way in, and one way out. So when the day to visit Mont Saint Michel falls on the same day as the Mont Saint Michel Marathon (http://www.montsaintmichel-marathon.com/index-en.php), it's an understatement to say that traffic is awful! There were 5,000 runners who took place in the marathon, and we were lucky enough to see the end of it. It delayed us by a good 30 or so minutes, but as a former cross-country runner, I thought it was awesome to see a marathon in both a different country
and at a historical monument.
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