Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Mont St. Michel - The Monastery

Mont St. Michel is a monastery located on a fortified island off the coast of northwestern France. This place is special because of its defensive capabilities. When the tide comes in, the island is surrounded by water and inpenetratable by attacking forces. When the tide goes out, quicksand is left behind, making it impossible to walk to it. This is the only place the Germans weren't able to take control of during the second World War.

As for the monks, they inhabited this place for hundreds of years, but when they vacated the place, it was turned into a jail. Eventually it was reclaimed by the monks and now is a center for tourism.

A shot of the monastery from the parking lot below.

The tourist shops leading up to the monastery. A very rainy day.

Ashlee and I sitting just inside this window to keep out of the rain.

A ray of sunshine lit up this courtyard within the grounds of the monastery.

Katie looking on as Ashlee wakes up her brother - 5:00 a.m. his time!

A shot of Ashlee and I inside one of the rooms of the monastery.