Sunday, 22 November 2009

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall

(Click to enlarge) Site of a medieval monastery now inhabited by a wealthy family looked after by the National Trust. In the foreground is the causeway by which the island is reached at low tide. There is an additional charge for a ferry should you be still on the Mount after the causeway is submerged by the incoming tide. As a fellow passenger remarked "This is the first time I have had to pay to leave a place."
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  1. Kindred Spirit23 November 2009 at 01:05

    This is a place I've wanted to see since I was thirteen years old--one more reason to re-visit England before long. Thank you for the lovely post.

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  2. Patricius23 November 2009 at 21:58

    Kindred Spirit,
    My pleasure- but be warned- not all is perfect in this "other Eden"!

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