we are in a couple - October 2014 - 5 days (is enough?) . planning to visit Mont St Michel. my quest

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we are in a couple - October 2014 - 5 days (is enough?) . planning to visit Mont St Michel. my questions : sleep in MSM? or somewhere else? Which other places to visit? Where to park the car? We will be Leaving from Paris and back to Paris. Thanks for the help
If you are driving you will have a lovely time if the October weather chooses to cooperate. Sometimes it does, sometimes not. In Normandy, places like Etretat (chalk cliffs), discount european river cruises Honfleur (charming port), Deauville (huge beach), etc. are excellent, but also just beyond Mont Saint Michel, you shouldn't miss the walled city of Saint Malo.
My wife I have visited discount european river cruises Normandy Brittany several times. I developed an itinerary for this region that describes our favorite villages, cities, discount european river cruises sites, castles, restaurants, scenic drives, etc. If you would like a copy, e-mail me at StuDudley@aol.com I'll attach one to the reply e-mail. I've sent my various itineraries (I have ones for other regions too) to over 5,000 people on Fodors aol (really).
First three villages that popped into my mind were those mentioned by Kerouac: discount european river cruises Honfleur, Etretat, Dieppe. Also stopped in Bayeux and Caen. We had great weather in October. Stayed in 3 private chateaux in Caen, Dieppe and Mortagne-au-Perche, very reasonable. Five days is about right, easy loop to/fro Paris. Pick up car upon leaving discount european river cruises Paris, parking discount european river cruises in these towns was not difficult, and at the chateaux, we were the only guests!
Where to sleep - some pricey hotels on the island itself but right across the causeway discount european river cruises on the mainland is a gaggle of motel-like hotels - and Pontorson the nearest city has lots of budget hotels as well (six miles from Le Mont).