Marseille!

 After another sea day, we made it to Marseille. Another beautiful city, along with Provence which we were able to see a lot of on our 8 hour tour.

Before we get to that, Mike had a nice win last night at the Casino which actually put him on the plus side of the ledger.

Unfortunately it was a 10 credit maximum and I was only betting 5. Still was about a $450 win.

We arrived in Marseille about 8:00 this morning and got on our bus right away. We went directly to Aix-En-Provence, which used to be the capital of the Provence state. It was built on Greek and Roman ruins. It was quite pretty and after a tour of downtown, we had a couple hours to stroll around on our own.

Here is a square which only sold flowers. It actually smelled quite nice and was a joy to see.

Here is another square with a pretty fountain. We stopped at a coffee shop for a rest and so we could all hit the bathroom. It was hard to find a public washroom in town.

We got back on the bus and headed to downtown Marseille, which was built around the old port. We had lunch included in the tour and it was delicious. Here are a couple pictures of the restaurant and the meal.

It also included a tuna salad and beef and potatoes for the main course.

The most amazing thing though was we got to sit next to Confucius. I asked him for some wise advice, but he just told me to f-off.

After lunch, we got a nice picture of Cheryl and Gord. It's truly a case of beauty and the beast.

We drove around the south end of Marseille and climbed the hill to Notre Dame-de-la-Garde. It is a beautiful basilica high upon a hill that provides 360 degree views of the city. The views were amazing as well as the beauty of the church.

After the church, we got back to the boat. We are looking forward to our 8:15 dinner reservation and a good sleep before we hit Genoa tomorrow. 

In response to Phil's questions, we haven't had any salami yet, but that should change once we get to Italy and it's been too many steps!