From Mont Saint-Michel to Tours

Leaving Mont Saint-Michel early in the morning to get to the next stop on our trip, Tours.
We walked across the bridge and causeway that connect Mont Saint-Michel to the mainland during high tide.


Low tide at Mont Saint-Michel as we walk across the bridge to the visitor center.

We took a bus from Mont Saint-Michel to Rennes, we ate lunch at a local bistro, then took a taxi to our hotel in Tours
The Loire river near our hotel in Tours.


Me at the Loire

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  1. RogerApril 17, 2017 at 11:26 PM

    Charlie, I'm impressed that Baba and you were able to cover so much ground in one day. As were many of your readers, I'm sure, I was curious to find out whether a sightseeing company in Tours might be called Tours Tours. It would not be. The French word 'tour' means 'tower,' so Tours tours would mean 'Tours' towers.' A sightseeing company in Tours might be called Tours des tournees. On a similar subject, I figured out the other day that a young Mynah bird is a Mynah minor, but an insignificant Mynah bird is a minor Mynah. An army novel published in the sixties, 'Catch 22,' had a character named Major whose rank was major. So he was Major Major. It's all very minor. Or Mynah.

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    1. MomApril 18, 2017 at 10:49 AM

      Roger, I do love your comments: they're humorous and educational!

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