Unfortunately this photo does not do justice to St Michael's on the mount. We didn't get to the one in France, Jacqueline, but this one was pretty cute anyway.
You can see the outline of the castle on the top of the island. Part of it is open to the public, and part of it is still inhabitted by the grandson of Lord St Levan the third, his wife and two children. Ann is certain that they must have a boat harbour and a lift on the far side of the island. No one could climb up and down those terrible uneven steps every day!
There is a street at the bottom of the hill with a row of terraced houses that are still people's homes.
This is a view of the causeway from the castle. At low tide you can walk across it, but at high tide a boat trip is necessary. As we were preparing to walk across we were offered a boat ride if we didn't want to paddle. We chose to paddle, but were quite surprised by how quickly the tide was coming in. Ann had to roll her jeans up a few times!
;-) Ann-a-Gram
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