22 Aug 2004

Just came back from a long trip. Well, it was only one night two days long but seemed much more than that. Wenkan, Aviv, Gilbert and I set off in a Citroen C3 for Versailles. We saw the Chateau at Versailles and the gardens. Very nice. 16th century history and paintings. There was also a hallway where they showed all the victories of france and napoleon. The hallway where the Treaty of Versailles was signed. The chambers of the Dauphins and Louis the 14th, 15th and 16th.We made a spontaneous decision after that to go to Normandy. Mont Saint Michelle on the north west tip of France. Fantastic place. It was so medieval. Built in 800 AD.The gothic architecture and the streets reminded me of LOTR or Harry Potter. The surroundings are even more amazing. Flat land with the tides. At times the Abbey at Mont Saint Michelle is surrounded by water and at times its dry. The next day we went to Omaha Beach to see the DDay landing site. I drove for a bit as well! And after that to Etretat where we saw the jagged white cliffs and ate some good seafood and chocolat au mousse. Very serene and natural place on the northern coast of Normandy. We got back to fbl by 3am.