We took a tour to Mont St. Michel, an island/peninsula in Normandy near the border with Brittany. The monastery on top roughly doubles the height of the island, and the beach has the 2nd highest tide differential on earth.
quick cell-phone picture
looking up at the steeple
looking up at the steeple
looking down across the beach
courtyard at the top
the way down & beach below
the sun comes out!
then goes away
too dark
still dark
still dark
flash
inside the sanctuary
one of the decorations
windows
windows
interior courtyard
courtyard looking up
courtyard flowers
windows & lights
windows
a cross
angel telling monk to build monastery
looking up a chimney
window
arches
arches & ghosts
arches
original hilltop
ceiling decorations
ceiling decorations
angel
outside again
better lit
the beach
people on the beach
looking back up
looking back up
looking up from further down
better lit
looking up while walking down
more looking up shots
more looking up shots
more looking up shots
more looking up shots
all the way down
the back side
further out
further around
further out
zoomed out
further still
zoomed in
maximum zoom
view from riverside
zoomed in
furthest point out
zoomed in
going around on the way back
zoomed in
front, looking back
further out, looking back
final look back