Dublin Castle, or what's left of it

Here is Dublin Castle, a major player in Irish government and stronghold in British rule. In the center is Record Tower, the sole surviving medieval part of this structure. Not bad for living through history since 1204.

Care to visit?

Dublin Castle. Pieces of it at least.

#FranceFriday: Bienvenue au Mont St. Michel

Tucked away in Normandy in northwest France is Mont St. Michel, the Saint-Michel monastery. Connected to the mainland via a modernized land bridge, the island on which the monastery sits is just a bit detached from the rest of society and perhaps one could say, one step closed to heaven?

Shrug. To each his own.

I see this as a natural progression and development of nature during the passing of via.

"It was at the request of the Archangel Michel « chief of the celestial militia » that Aubert, Bishop of Avranches built and consecrated a small church on the 16th October 709. In 966 a community of Benedictines settled on the rock at the request of the Duke of Normandy and the pre-Romanesque church was built before the year one thousand."- via linked visitor's site

I definitely recommend that you visit this stronghold in Breton culture, an important piece of French history.

Le Mont St Michel located in France's Normandy region.