So Ryan loved Paris! I saw the view from the top of the Arc D'Triomph, the Rodin museum, and the Gallerie LaFayette - the view from the terrace cafe is great! All new for me. So it was pretty amazing for us both.
We also did a Rhine river tour when we arrived in Frankfurt - That was fun, too! Lots of castles and some wine tasting.
We went to Mont St Michel and had the most amazing experience - We were told that an English tour would leave from the courtyard at 10 - so we joined a group with a guide speaking English and followed along - Turned out to be a Rick Steves tour - oops - but we got to the dining area where the monks would eat in silence while one brother would read the Bible. the tour guide Magdalena pointed out the acoustics and suggested we sing. The group sang Amazing Grace and they sounded like a choir of angels. It was truly awe inspiring. Later another tour guide met up with ours and when we got to the scriptorium our guide said they had heard us and they wanted us to sing again and they ( a japanese group) would sing for us.
I got tears in my eyes when our group sang but when the other group sang - you could tell it was a holy song --- I swear you could feel the Holy spirit and angels there. Tears just poured down my face. I really have no words for the moment.
We followed advice from Rick Steves Guide book and went up to the Mont early - Stayed at La Jacoterie nearby - very nice! and went to the Mont at 08:45 and it was nearly deserted - later the crowds were outrageous but early on it was just us and some shopkeepers. It is quite a hike - 200 steps to the top of the mont but it was so totally worth the effort. What an amazing building. And we saw the Mont very differently from your average tourist visit. Ryan said it looked like a scene from Harry Potter:
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