Mont St. Michel

Here we sit in our hotel room in Bayeux, France. 3 guys in one room, 3 girls in the other. We are currently on a weekend trip to visit Mont St. Michel as well as the D-Day beaches of Normandy. We took a train from Paris to Caen, where we rented a car and spent the day in Mont St. Michel, then drove to Bayeux where we are staying tonight, then off to the Normandy coast tomorrow. We are with 2 other couples from BYU and the cheapest hotel we could find was 2 rooms with 3 single beds; weird, but cheap. The rooms are actually surprisingly clean, and nice once you get past the striking resemblance to cruise ship bunks, and the bathroom being like an airplane bathroom. The shower is literally barely big enough to fit someone standing, but, like I said, clean.
As mentioned we spent the day at Mont St. Michel. Neither of us knew much about this hidden gem before, but we are so grateful to have been able to go spend time there. It is located on the coast of Normandy and is a cathedral/monestary/little french village on top of a mountain/sometimes island . I say mountain/sometimes island because depending on the day the tide raises and lowers 50 feet causing it to clearly be an island sometimes, and other times not. This place is incredible! Apparently this is the cathedral they based the castle in the movie Tangled on. It is known for its seclusion and its rich history of a place Christians have taken pilgrimages for centuries and is listed in the top four places to go on a pilgrimage. The village was beautiful and the view was incredible! Also, thanks to Rick Steves we were able to find out all about the abbey which was way nice. All in all, it was a great day which only got better as we finished with a kebab and panito (whatever that is)!
Oh, did I mention, it's our 6 month anniversary today? Happy anniversary to us! Perfect time to start sleeping in separate bedrooms. It will actually be the first time sleeping apart since being married, which is oddly on our 6 month anniversary.

Hope you enjoyed these pics! Tomorrow we are off to see the D-Day beaches!