Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Mont-Saint-Michel and Bayeaux, again. (Monday 10.7.2013)

Monday morning we loaded up the valiant Peugeot and headed for MSM once again.  Gotta say, it was a lot better the second time around.

We hopped on the bus with 15,928 school kids, a far cry better than the load of old age pensioners from last time.  Once we got up on the island, we finally found the much talked about and hidden "right turn" passage up to the abbey.  Losing the crowds, we had a rather calm and sedate trip up.  No crappy tourist shops, just gardens and terraces overlooking the bay.

Kelly and Mirinda opted to take the Abbey tour while Niters and I went for a glass of wine in a decent little terrace bar overlooking the sea.  We have had better lunches, but not much better views for a lunch.

Quick bus ride back to the parking lot and off we went for our overnight in Bayeux. My clever plan to top off the gas tank was foiled by the gas attendants lunch hour, so we walked the quiet streets of Pontorson.  Italian food(go figgure) was about all that was offered in the mid afternoon so we sat down to eat a quick bite before we fueled up the car and got on the highway.

The drive to Bayeux was uneventful as ever and we had just enough time to raid the Tapestry Museum and the Cathedral(asked to leave both places as it was closing time)





Again, the hotel was clean and efficient, something I shall strive for in the future.

Early morning Tuesday, its another Overlord tour of the D-Day sites, including Band of Brothers locations.

BTW, Kelly stole my camera and took all these pics.  



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