Postcards from Paris, No. 2: Glad Tidings from the Tidal Island of Mont Saint-Michel

After giving ourselves time to settle in on Thursday, Friday came in like a lion, and not necessarily the cute and cuddly kind. While you process that visual, allow me to paint another one: the two of us, my traveling companion and me, walking through the streets of Paris before the sun had even risen, racing across town to meet our tour bus.

EuropeLogan T. HansenMay 19, 2026travel, travel advice, travel guide, travel inspiration, travelspiration, travelogue, travel diary, travel blog, travel recommendations, travel reviews, travel tips, travel ideas, travel itinerary, travel blogging, travel bucket list, Europe, France, Paris, Mont Saint-Michel, Saint Michael, Mont St-Michel, Normandy, French countryside, bus tour, tourism, tourist attraction, history, French history, tidal island, Hôtel Chavanel, Paris Métro, Palais Garnier, Palais Garnier Opera House, Église Notre-Dame de Compassion, My Heart Will Go On, City Wonders, Celine Dion, La La Land, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Couesnon River, Aubert of Avranches, Saint-Gervais Basilica, Archangel Michael, Saint Aubert, Saint Aubert's skull, Avranches, Louis XVI, Mont Tombe, Richard I, Richard I of Normandy, Richard the Fearless, Duke Richard I of Normandy, Bishop Aubert, pilgrimage, religious tourism, religious pilgrimage, Duke Richard II of Normandy, Richard II, Richard the Good, William of Volpiano, Romanesque, architecture, French architecture, Romanesque style, Diagon Alley, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Beauty and the Beast, M.C. Escher, MC Escher, William the Conqueror, Hundred Years' War, English Channel, Bastille of the Seas, England, United Kingdom, French Revolution, La Nouvelle Terrasse, Ed Sheeran, castle on a hill, Arc de Triomphe, Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic Wars, Champs-Élysées, Remy, Ratatouille, Disney, Pixar, School of Rock, Jack Black, walkability, sightseeing, sightseeing on foot, wonders of the world, 8th century, 10th century, 11th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th centuryComment

Israeli Days/Jordanian Nights: Day 8

Today was our final day in the city of Nazareth, and we began by walking to the Municipal Center to have a word with Tareq. Sitting in a classroom typically reserved for the training of city tour guides like Yair, Tareq spoke about the importance of religious tourism.

Middle EastLogan T. HansenMay 11, 2016travel, Israel, Nazareth, hockey, religious tourism, Centre International Marie de Nazareth, University of Michigan, Nazareth Tigers, AfulaComment

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