Our first stop this morning was the Chateau Royal d'Amboise, built in the 15th century by Charles VII. Not as elaborate or as large as Chenonceau, it was still an interesting sight. Before leaving Amboise, we stopped at the outdoor market for fresh fruit, bread, salami and cheese in the hopes of finding a picnic spot along the way, since our estimated driving time to Mont St. Michel was 3.5 hours.
All of this took much longer than we had originally anticipated and we didn't end up leaving Amboise until after 1:00 PM. To make a long story short, after stopping for a picnic and other miscellaneous things, we didn't arrive at the Mont St. Michel parking lot until 5:15 PM. They've changed the parking configuration since we were last here and the parking lot is now a 45 minute walk to the island or a 15 minute shuttle ride. The last entrance to the Abbey was at 6:00 PM. Disappointingly, we missed the 6:00 PM cut-off. We did, however, wander around the island and the Abbey and got some wonderful pictures. From here we headed to to dinner in Avranches, the small town where we're staying for the next two nights. Tomorrow we tour the Normandy beaches.
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| This seems to be a typical pose for me |
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| Amboise royal chateau |
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| The Chateau chapel where kings worshipped and Leonardo da Vinci is buried |
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| My knight in shining armor |
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| Mont St. Michel |
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| The long climb up to the Abbey |
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