Day 44, Monday, July 9 – Aix en Provence to Marseille, France

Monday 9 July 2012

A cool crystal clear morning, as we left and immediately started climbing.  For an hour we climbed through fieldsand one small town.As we turned a corner in the middle of the countryside, we could see buildings everywhere.We dropped into the city on very rough roads with drivers pulling out, stopping or parking in some most creative ways.  There was road construction everywhere, making navigation slow and obscuring good photo opportunities,which did not stop us from trying.Reaching the Port of Marseille by 11:00, we decided to have an early lunch, see if we could find a hotel and correct a computer problem we were having.  Somewhere in this maze of construction and people, we opted not to stay in France’s second largest city (just too big for us).  So, we bypassed the 17th Century Fort Saint-Jean,the Opera House,this incredible buildingand the Notre Dame de la Gardeand answered the call of the sea.  The wind coming off the Mediterranean was cool and clean and we instantly felt better.  There were even a few sights in the neighborhood.Sunbathers, kids having fun and the War Memorial on the Corniche.We strolled for dinner; a little tapas at one place and then an incredible salad with goat cheese medallions (yum, yum) at another. We missed the sunset, but got the afterglow.  Time to say goodnight.

One Response to “Day 44, Monday, July 9 – Aix en Provence to Marseille, France”



  1. Ken and Don Says:

    Coast of Marseille…….a Buffett song comes to mind. Looks like you made the wise choice of where to stay, along with a great menu. A good day.

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