Rennes and Mont Saint Michel
Christian September 11th, 2008
We took a late morning train from Paris to the city of Rennes, located in Normandy. The city was quite small, which was a plesant surprise after Paris. We made our way to our studio apartment on the brand new subway system. It took only a matter of minutes to get to our stop. Once we checked in, the first thing we did was use the internet connection that was available in the room. It was so nice to have internet for free. After spending some quality time on the computer, we headed out to the town to explore a bit and find out about bus tickets to Mont Saint Michel. After waiting 20 minutes in line for the counter, we found out that we just pay when we get on the bus. Not too bad. We decided to be brave and walk back to the place we were staying without a map. Luckily there were maps posted throughout the city that we used to guide us back. The city has a young college town vibe to it. There are tons of younger kids walking about. On the way back, we managed to find a grocery store with all kinds of goodies. We ended up having Mexican Night at our apartment and eating some soft shell tacos. The next morning we had to be up early for Mont Saint Michel to catch the bus. When that alarm clock went off at 7:30 neither of us wanted to get up. We made it to the bus stop and got on the bus. Continue Reading »
