Our days are so full! It is hard to remember back to this morning. We stayed in a nice hotel in the countryside of Bretagne. The chain is called Campanile and it was very peaceful Amber looked out the window of her room at the cornfield and felt she was at home in Ohio!
Gilbert, our bus driver, drove us to St. Malo where we met our tour guide, Coco. She told us the history of St. Malo and walked us around the walls. We all agreed we 'd like to live in this fortified city on the coast! We had free time for lunch so several of us bought sandwiches and went down to the beach. The tides here are the strongest in Europe. We ate our lunch, had a short prayer time and realized that the water was lapping at our toes. Time to move to higher ground! Several of the students went in to swim or at least get their feet wet. It was cold, but the bright sun made it inviting.
The rest of the time we walked on the ramparts and explored the city. There were so many cute little shops and outdoor cafes!
In the afternoon we drove to Mt. St. Michel - pictured on our French 2 textbook. We walked up the narrow road to the top and toured the Abbaye. A singing group happened to be giving a small concert when we were in the church. The acoustics were terrific. Then we walked through the cloisters, the refectoire, the scriptorium and the place where the monks used to receive pilgrims. It was a long way down to the bottom of the hill for the bathrooms ( and you had to pay!) The bus was parked out near the sand. We were warned about the dangerous tides and quicksand that surrounds the island.
I have begun uploading my pictures to Facebook. Doug Morris has taken many photos of the group. We hope to all exchange pictures later.
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