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1000 years of mont—st—michel. there is the shadow of mont—st—michel on the sand. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction.— and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. give them some time. im beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you kind of get an idea of how popular this place must be because its off—season, its super cold, but this bus is packed. you can see, ive just got a glimpse of the abbey. it doe...

several thousand people in france are protesting the changes to the pension system with demonstrators lighting firecrackers and filling in the liniment police. just going 8:30 p:m.. coming up shortly if news watch but first its time to escape with the travel show. im beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you kind of get an idea of how popular this place must be because its off—season, its super cold, but this bus is packed. you ca...

This is the best of mediaeval engineering. and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to st michel, st michael, in the year 708. then it took off. you know, the pilgrims started to come. they had to come across the bay, so walk through the sands. and then it developed in the 11th century with the construction of the church. the abbey sits at the top of the cliff, surrounded by the village below. even nowadays, there are quicksands out there. there are a lot of strong currents. so, it must have ...

And it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to saint—michel, st michael, in the year 708. then it took off. you know, the pilgrims started to come. they had to come across the bay, so walk through the sands. and then it developed in the 11th century with the construction of the church. the abbey sits at the top of the cliff, surrounded by the village below. even nowadays, there are quicksands out there. there are a lot of strong currents. so, it must have been a really important site for peopl...