Mont St Michel rises from the surrounding bay as a structure seemingly beyond its reality, rising to the heavens. It emerges from the bay, sometimes an island, sometimes not, with the large tides creating sand flats over vast areas of land.
![Looking up a chimney within the cathedral](https://williamstewart.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/02-20131118-L2005311.jpg)
![An inner courtyard of the cathedral, and though often photographed, it is still an image worth capturing](https://williamstewart.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/03-20131118-L2005296.jpg)
![The large eating hall in the Castle](https://williamstewart.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/04-20131118-L2005308.jpg)
Mont St Michel rises from the surrounding bay as a structure seemingly beyond its reality, rising to the heavens. It emerges from the bay, sometimes an island, sometimes not, with the large tides creating sand flats over vast areas of land.