Normandy & Mont St Michel

I also had the opportunity to visit Normandy with my program and couldn't say no! It's full of history and loads of good food (what part of France isn't?). We left Paris early in the morning and headed to the Mémorial de Caen - which is a museum that goes through the history of WWII and also has detailed information about what happened on the d-day beaches on June 6, 1944.

Afterwards we headed to the American Cemetery and Omaha Beach. Visiting the cemetery and the beach was a solemn experience, but both are so beautiful. It made me reflect on my own family, especially my grandfather who was a POW during WWII. 

After visiting the cemetery we walked along Omaha beach, which is one of the many d-day beaches along the coast in Normandy, France.

Then we headed to this cute little walled town named Saint Malo for the night and had this wonderful view from our hotel room.

We ventured outside the walls to this little "island" (becomes an island at high tide) and watched the sunset. France never ceases to amaze me with how beautiful it is.

The next day we headed over to the abbey Mont St Michel

The abbey is built on this island that can be an island or not be an island depending on the tide - confusing enough?

There are still some monks who live here and it is huge! There is a town below with lots of little shops and restaurants.