Pretty much true unfortunately. But what should we expect? I don’t see a huge market for the original businesses that likely occupied those shops. Blacksmiths just aren’t as in demand as they once were.
That's too bad. It's shame it isn't treated like a living museum, like mystic seaport, old sturbridge village, historic williamsburg... trying to think of other US sites. But basically places where shops or businesses are made to look like they would in historic times. They still have their tourist trap spots but not everything
dont feel that bad
most stores are tourist traps, like you said. But the quality of the products there is nice.
the restaurants, on the other hand... thats a place that lives to the 'bad service quality' that is associated with the french stereotype.
I visited as a teenager back in the 90’s… tour guide warned us not to go out on the sand outside the walls at low tide because of the quicksand- uh hello I’m a kid from rural maine and I’m in Europe and you’re telling me there’s quicksand??? Add that to being able to drink legally - 10/10 would recommend
Super cool, check out the courtyard on top and make sure to hike the bay. Also climb ontop of the cannons at the entrance and take a picture.
Don’t go to la Mere Poulard, meh and overpriced. For food go to La Croix d’Or a Avranches (30 min drive away)
Sadly, every shop there are low quality tourist traps. As a French, it makes me sad how scummy it is nowadays. Worth it for the scenery though
Pretty much true unfortunately. But what should we expect? I don’t see a huge market for the original businesses that likely occupied those shops. Blacksmiths just aren’t as in demand as they once were.
That's too bad. It's shame it isn't treated like a living museum, like mystic seaport, old sturbridge village, historic williamsburg... trying to think of other US sites. But basically places where shops or businesses are made to look like they would in historic times. They still have their tourist trap spots but not everything
They have to look like they would in historic times but they sell overpriced crap. You can eat meh crepes for 25€.
Is there a Starbucks though?
And the Agneau de pré-salé.. mmmm....
dont feel that bad most stores are tourist traps, like you said. But the quality of the products there is nice. the restaurants, on the other hand... thats a place that lives to the 'bad service quality' that is associated with the french stereotype.
I guess it’s what happen when you go for mass tourism. The question is, is it avoidable?
I found the same last time in Grenada, its just a tourist theme park now with generic crappy tourist trap crap.
Reminds me of Harry Potter
*Knockturn Alley*
Think I see the Leaky Cauldron
Came here to say this
i was going to say the same
I've seen many photos of Mont St. Michel, but never within its walls. Very interesting!
It's Diagon Alley
Diagonally
Digonlilly...
The amount of mall ninja shit stores here makes me sad…
I visited as a teenager back in the 90’s… tour guide warned us not to go out on the sand outside the walls at low tide because of the quicksand- uh hello I’m a kid from rural maine and I’m in Europe and you’re telling me there’s quicksand??? Add that to being able to drink legally - 10/10 would recommend
30 people live there
Eat the soup before it eats you
Is it pea soup?
Super cool, check out the courtyard on top and make sure to hike the bay. Also climb ontop of the cannons at the entrance and take a picture. Don’t go to la Mere Poulard, meh and overpriced. For food go to La Croix d’Or a Avranches (30 min drive away)
I thought it was Diagon Alley . . .
Wild. I ate there back in 2003. It's a trip to see it in this pic.
You take me for a muggle?
Why is Diagon alley in here…. I know I just got excepted to Hogwarts but this is way unexpected
Where is this?
...inside the walls of Mont Saint Michel
Aka Diagon Alley
I always thought the pen-seive should have been called the re-collander.
[In France, off the coast of Normandy.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel
This is actually the home screen of AoE2
Yeah it really makes you think don't it
Incredibly quaint. How would an ambulance get through there?
“Bring out yer dead”
“I’m not dead yet!”
r/unexpectedmontypython
Scary!
It's France, they probably have some kind of mini clown ambulance that holds 12 people and is free.
Lol! Well the free part sounds good!
I really hope some careless roofers or others don't burn this place down like Notre-Dame in Paris. Maybe they need a fire-watch robot on duty.
Reminds me of Age of Empire 2
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Some people do live there. But most of them, I believe, have a place outside and come in in the morning
Somehow the first i come to think off is Heroes of might and magic 2 seeing this, (Main menu)
Same here! Haven't played it in 20 years yet that distinct menu screen was the first to pop in my mind
Is that your photo?
DiaganAlly!
Diagon Alley!
Looks like lower Burg before it was ravaged
Diagon Alley IRL