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i m beginning this week in northern france, on a journey that two and a half million people take each year. i m kind of getting an idea of how popular this place must be, because it s off season, it s super cold but this bus is packed. i can see i vejust got a glimpse of the abbey. it does look pretty special. this is mont saint michel, one of france s most visited sites. it s an island off the coast of brittany, in normandy, connected to the mainland by a half a mile long bridge that opened back in 2014. and this year, the island celebrates a very special anniversary. it is the 1,000th anniversary of the construction of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1,000 years ago? mm hm. yeah, this is the best of medieval engineering. and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to saint michel, saint 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 ....
it s champions league disappointment again for big spending paris saint germain. they were beaten 2 0 by bayern munich, the german champions winning 3 0 on aggregate. eric choupo moting capitalised on poor psg defending for the first goal before serge gnabry added a second for bayern late on. psg were without the injured neymar but even with a front two of kylian mbappe and lionel messi, they exit the competition again, they re still waiting to win it for the first time. manchester united manager erik ten hag insists he doesn t feel let down by his players following sunday s humiliating 7 nil premier league defeat by liverpool. he backed his team to recover, starting tomorrow against real betis in the europa league last 16. ten hag says captain bruno fernandes is an inspiration to the team and will remain captain despite calls for him to lose the armband, but admits united must reset and bounce back ahead of their first leg at old trafford. i think the players refle ....
Of noise during the services, and that some groups. are going to walk during the mass or whatever. but we are here for them also. back outside, i ve taken to my crutches. these are the last steps, ade. are you sure? yes, they are the last steps. is there champagne up here for me? and now, we have to go down. ade laughs oh, my days. that view is pretty amazing. and look at this. wow! look, there s the shadow of mont saint michel on the sand. oh, yeah. that s the best time of the day. when i come to this place, in particular, the north tower, as we call it, for me, it sums it all up. i often compare the mont saint michel as being thejewel, and the bay the box. so, that s the jewel in the box, you ve got it all. and that image has been ....
Story of a magnificent mount. mont saint michel, in northern france, is celebrating its millennium. i often compare the mont saint michel as being thejewel, and the bay the box. so, that s the jewel and the box you ve got it all. nice. i head there to take a peek behind the scenes and find out how things have changed there in all those years. until then, you can follow us on social media. we re in all the usual places, along with lots of other great travel content from around the bbc. see you soon. bye bye. ....
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