Journey to Mount St. Michel, France

*pic stolen fr the web*

Remember this??? when I posted about it months ago *click here to read*

gosh how time flies and that was almost 2 months already

so today we will share with you on our journey to this wonderful mystical place

Mount St. Michel

It's alwiz wise to ask a local where to go and what to do

in fact this place was never in our itinerary until we asked Monsieur Denis of Bollinger Champagne

we wanted to venture somewhere new in France and of interested worthy sight seeings and FOOD!!!!

food alwiz have to be part of its package hahahahah

Monsieur Denis then recommended a few small town

especially Rennes a lil town in North West of France

it's a place where he'll go for relaxation

and so after that conversation, we hit the internet to find more information

JS was so eager n keen that he dragged Monkey straight to the kiosk to get First Class train tickets

it's alwiz good to plan early bcoz when u purchase early, ur First Class ticket is only half price

HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

booked our hotel in Rennes and read more about interesting places there

soon pics of Mount St. Michel were plastered all over my iPad

"Hey look!!! I saw this on TV before!!!! we must go!!!!"

yeah I know we were so prompt rite?

it's alwiz our style to hit one city, find out more from locals and venture to a new place.

it happened in Barcelona and now in France.

so 2 weeks after the above conversation....and also after venturing to other places in France, UK and Spain.....we were once again back in France and all prepared for Mount St. Michel!!!

the fast train takes about 2 hours to Rennes, one of the most connected city in Brittany

from there u can hop onto a bus to Mount St Michel

Bus station was just across the road fr the train station

here I was waiting at the bus with some tourists from Japan

Mount St Michel is very famous among the Japanese bcoz it is a sister city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima

the surrounding, topography and visuals were highly used in Japanese Games

some games also featured a replica innit

Remember the lyrics to Year of the Cat by Al Stewart?

"and the bus and the tourists are gone"

heheheheh if u dun plan ur trip well and check the schedule, this will happen

we were reading on some travel forums, some tourists were stranded coz they missed the last bus or train at certain smaller towns

JS & Monkey alwiz alwiz alwiz find the most efficient connections between trains to trains or to buses

well even flights so that we dun waste time

our 11.30 bus came early and left on the dot!!!!
very punctual :))))
u need to prepare exact change for the driver
they dun speak english but one can communicate in the international universal language - hand and sign language.....hahahahahahaahahaha


the bus was very clean and comfortable....
even the windows were spotless!!!!!
can't remember the last time I took public bus but this ride was a very comfortable one
they even make us wear seat belts.....no standing up while the bus is moving...
else the driver will stop the bus and come to ur seat until u r buckled up!!!!
Safety is no small matter here >.<

the journey was a pleasant one with beautiful sights along the countryside
weather in Brittany is alwiz like this
over cast sky, gloomy and wet
coz it's near to the sea, to be precise the English Channel

an hour later.....we skipped happily outta the bus and screamed...
"WE ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!"


what a beautiful sight!!!!!
beyond words....
in fact the bus went all the way and stopped us at the foot of this mount
but we walked back towards the mainland to snap more pics

it was very windy, even JS's short hair were flying in flurry

hahahahhaahhahahahahhahahhaa

he couldn't open his eyes

it was indeed very very very windy~~~~~~~

even the seagull can't open her eyes

kekekekekekkeke

and when they fly.....they just flapped their wings....and stay motionless on the air

they dun move.....coz the wind was so strong they had to flapped harder to move

else it's just a stationery flying bird on the air

it was a weird sight hahahahahahahaha

it almost noon and we were hungry

kluuuuu kluuuuuu kluuuuu~~~~~

with only 41 inhabitants on this island

meaning to say only 41 ppl live in this island u can't expect much right?

but wrong.......

there's hotels and restaurants and facilities

we went to the famous La Mere Poulard that specialised in omelette

u must be wondering....wat's so special about it

created by Annette Boutiaut in the late 19th century, this place is also a hotel

she invented this quick egg omelette to satisfy hungry visitors and it became a staple of the restaurant these days

we took some time to watch the process :)))))

hmmm the Chef has got such good complexion

flawless almost like he's wearing makeup with a tint of rose blusher....

:P

see that huge tub over there? 

it's a damn HUGE TUB of BUTTER!!!!

Brittany is also famous for butter

the best butter in the world comes fr here :))))

beautiful fresh eggs were cracked into the copper bowl to be whipped ferociously by the Chef

he used 2 whisks to add more power to his whisking efforts *macam double motor hahahaha*

and whipped in as much air as possible to make them fluffy

it's almost like making egg souffle :))))))

each cast iron pan were dunked with a generous spoonful of butter

then the whipped eggs were poured in...

and cooked in the open wood fire!!!!

wuahahahhaah my stomach(s) were crying in joy!!!!

can't wait to sink my teeth in them :))))

our appetizer of vegetables terrine and tartare
nothing to shout about coz our minds were so locked onto those EGGS!!!!!!

my LOBSTER OMELETTE!!!!!
ohhhhh look at that :)))))
it's fluffy and airy on the inside
while the outside was crusty with some burnt off the cast iron
while the lobster was so fresh and delicious

when u tear them apart....ohhhhh myyyyyy gaawwwddddd

while I was hearing "oooiissshsiiiii des ne" fr the next Japanese table...

u can only hear OMG on my table :P

if I have this for breakfast every morning...

sigh....to die for....totally worth coming here for :P

the omelette has got sufficient seasoning and taste

u can actually smell the eggie goodness innit...

each omelette is served with potatoes bacon casseroles
French prefer to use Staub instead of Le Creuset
I see more of Staub at their departmental store

I'm a slow eater...coz I enjoy my food thoroughly
every morsel every bite
and I'm alwiz appreciative towards invention, creativity, taste and ingredients being put together for any dish


while JS is the total opposite, he eats everything in such lightning speed
so usually he'll spend the rest of his meal time, snapping ugly pics of me chomping food in such unsightly manner -_-

again we were seated next to very important ppl
but don't think they are alive anymore hahahahahhaa
the above autograph was signed in 18th June 1910

the wind was crazily strong outside
while we were in the comfort of a warm room with a nice fireplace
:)))))


there's also an open air terrace/courtyard at the top floor which u can sit
but on that day it was closed due to the weather

JS ordered an apple dessert done 3 way
some apple mousse jelly, apple crumble and baked apple

I had a really yummy gooey chocolate cake :)))

well after all these yummy food we need to burn off all the calories intake

wat's better than to climb up Mount St Michel

:)))))

to be continued tomorrow.....

so do come back to read about it :))))))

Hey take some time and visit their website below

watch the video on the preparation of the omelette....

oh so heavenly :))))

c'est delicieux!!!!

La Mere Poulard

Grand Rue BP 18,

50170 Mount St Michel,

France.

Tel: 02 3389 6868

http://www.merepoulard.com/en