(Monday, April 29) The impact of Mont-Saint-Michel can not fully be appreciated without seeing it for oneself. It's clear why UNESCO selected the medieval abbey as a World Heritage Site. We braved the rainy weather to climb the narrow cobblestone path lined with restaurants and souvenir shops up, up, up to the monastery at the top. It's hard to imagine what it must have taken to build such a monument atop granite rock in place that was surrounded by water at high tide. The abbey proved impregnable, resisting all assaults by the English during the Hundred Years War.
The church itself reflects the principles of the Benedictine monks who settled in the 10th century in the lack of ornamentation through out. The monks took a vow of silence and dedicated themselves to prayer and work. Spencer, on the other hand, is far from taking a vow of silence. In fact, he resists all requests to be quiet. All he wants to do is run and climb stairs. We gave him the opportunity to expend some energy in this outdoor courtyard.
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