Mt. St. Michel, Nightime #3

Enter the town at sea level through the Outer Gate, then follow the Grand-Rue, the narrow uphill main street lined with old houses and souvenir shops. The street ends at a long flight of steps leading to the Merveille (the Marvel), the superb Gothic buildings on the north side of the Mont, and at the very top, the Abbey Church culminates in a tower 500 feet above the sea.

It is quite a climb to the entrance of the church, 258 feet above sea level. The steep street, followed by uncounted steps, leads first to a need to sit and rest.

This is another of the many telephoto time-exposure “memories” we captured while walking the 2 kilometer causeway from the campground on the shore, to the town — and back.