The Most mesmerizing visit in France .
I took an en route to one of the most beautiful area in France . North west France . For me since the time I am in France, I was quite fantasized by the idea of visiting Normandy.Its kind of the places I like , It has a history , its beautiful and is unusual . I have seen the place in movies , I have read about in history books . And a place with lots of history and a abundance of nature could never go wrong . Just as usual I have too many places in my mind but actualize the plan is kind of a deal for me .
Usually the places i have planned for days and months wont work , but for the ones i haven't planned for do . So this was one plan which worked because I broke my laptop and had no option but to travel to Paris .Mt. Saint Michel is still a day trip from paris .It takes around five hours in bus to reach Mt.St Michel . I wasnt planning to stay in Mt Michel and so had a ten hour travel in a single day . In between our bus was stopped for a narcotic check . Apparently Normandy is one of the places from where the drugs are smuggled in and out of France . It was literally long and suffocating to sit for so long in the bus . However as we headed towards Mt.St Michel i could see that the road was getting greener . It was rainy and cold . You could see some the stalk, small cottages and glimpse of the country side . The landscapes was quite different than South France . By the time we were close to Normandy , it got more beautiful . There were big fields and the road got narrower and more curvy . The site was beautiful with French villages and narrow cobbling streets. French villages are quite charming and beautiful. It was a cloudy day, and from a far distance I could see the Mont Michel Castle . The highlight of this castle is that this was built on an island in the middle of the sea . Its majestic in several ways .
The castle is one of the most visited places in France and definitely very much as belongs to the medieval times and it seems as if you have time traveled . The castle has a history and was started being built up in 17 th century . It is amazing that it is in the middle of a sea and also the sea seems quite rough , brackish and murky. At the face of it it just seemed like a setting from the Game of thrones , majestic and mysterious .
The castle is like a city on its own , with shops , crematory , church , prison , abbey and big chimneys . Not just that you also have some horror stories to hear and twitch a bit . At the top you go the abbey , and going down is like going inside a maze . I also saw a giant pulley that was used to pull the stones to do the construction what was brought in from the sea .
I had spent four hours there (without doing the museums ) and i was more or less on time . it does not take more than than . However , you a day trip and short visit can really take you to a different world . I had a five hour travel back to Paris . a 10 hour travel in a single day is not easy . However Mt . Michel was worth it .
Here are a few photographs for you to share the delight .
Mt . St Michel from a distance . The castle is in the sea , That day it was a low tide and hence you see no water .
Travel Tip : I was travelling on the day when the euro cup started . usually on special days like that the train fares are very high . Well you might know that , however from many sites of france you can get the ticket without the seat number . On somedays like this there are special trains , which do not have any seat number or class alloted . Hence you can sit anywhere and your ticket wont be checked once you are in the train .
I took an en route to one of the most beautiful area in France . North west France . For me since the time I am in France, I was quite fantasized by the idea of visiting Normandy.Its kind of the places I like , It has a history , its beautiful and is unusual . I have seen the place in movies , I have read about in history books . And a place with lots of history and a abundance of nature could never go wrong . Just as usual I have too many places in my mind but actualize the plan is kind of a deal for me .
Usually the places i have planned for days and months wont work , but for the ones i haven't planned for do . So this was one plan which worked because I broke my laptop and had no option but to travel to Paris .Mt. Saint Michel is still a day trip from paris .It takes around five hours in bus to reach Mt.St Michel . I wasnt planning to stay in Mt Michel and so had a ten hour travel in a single day . In between our bus was stopped for a narcotic check . Apparently Normandy is one of the places from where the drugs are smuggled in and out of France . It was literally long and suffocating to sit for so long in the bus . However as we headed towards Mt.St Michel i could see that the road was getting greener . It was rainy and cold . You could see some the stalk, small cottages and glimpse of the country side . The landscapes was quite different than South France . By the time we were close to Normandy , it got more beautiful . There were big fields and the road got narrower and more curvy . The site was beautiful with French villages and narrow cobbling streets. French villages are quite charming and beautiful. It was a cloudy day, and from a far distance I could see the Mont Michel Castle . The highlight of this castle is that this was built on an island in the middle of the sea . Its majestic in several ways .
The castle is one of the most visited places in France and definitely very much as belongs to the medieval times and it seems as if you have time traveled . The castle has a history and was started being built up in 17 th century . It is amazing that it is in the middle of a sea and also the sea seems quite rough , brackish and murky. At the face of it it just seemed like a setting from the Game of thrones , majestic and mysterious .
The castle is like a city on its own , with shops , crematory , church , prison , abbey and big chimneys . Not just that you also have some horror stories to hear and twitch a bit . At the top you go the abbey , and going down is like going inside a maze . I also saw a giant pulley that was used to pull the stones to do the construction what was brought in from the sea .
I had spent four hours there (without doing the museums ) and i was more or less on time . it does not take more than than . However , you a day trip and short visit can really take you to a different world . I had a five hour travel back to Paris . a 10 hour travel in a single day is not easy . However Mt . Michel was worth it .
Here are a few photographs for you to share the delight .
View from the highest point on Mt.Saint Michel
The city in the castle . Right at the entrance .
Travel Tip : I was travelling on the day when the euro cup started . usually on special days like that the train fares are very high . Well you might know that , however from many sites of france you can get the ticket without the seat number . On somedays like this there are special trains , which do not have any seat number or class alloted . Hence you can sit anywhere and your ticket wont be checked once you are in the train .
