Wednesday, June 12th
When we docked at Marseille, we got off the ship and took free shuttle to edge of town. From there, we walked to train station to look into catching a train to Aix-en-Provence. We are thinking about staying there for a month at some point so that we can experience life in France, but not so much as tourists. Unfortunately, we found out that we would not have enough time in Aix-en-Provence to make it worth the trip. So, we decided to walk a bit around Marseille. We found it a bit unsettling in the area near the train station, so we walked to ‘Old Port’ and that area was lovely. We went into the ‘Cathedrale de la Major’ - it is a beautiful church. We then walked back to the free shuttle to get back to the ship. I have a nasty cough, so I took some camomile tea with lemon (someone suggested it might help get rid of the cough) and took a two hour nap. After dinner, the show tonight was 'Comedy Showtime starring Doug Funk' - he was pretty funny.
Steps for the day: 18,163
Porte d'Aix (Aix Gate) - a triumphal arch marking the old entry point to the city on the road from Aix-en-Provence
Cobbled street in Marseille
Le Palais de la Bourse (The Stock Exchange Palace) - houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry & the Maritime and Commercial Museum of Marseille
Fish for sale at Vieux Port de Marseille (Old Port of Marseille)
Boats at Vieux Port de Marseille
View from Vieux Port of Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
La Samaritaine (The Samaritan) - a Marseille institution for breakfasts, simple lunches, teas and ices and aperitifs - its elegantly sweeping curved glass facade and terrace look out on to the intersection of three major roads
Eglise Saint-Ferreol les Augustins (Church of Saint Ferreol-Augustinians) - a Roman Catholic church - originally built in the 14th century - the facade was destroyed in 1801 due to construction work on the street and it was rebuilt in 1875 - in 1803, it was named in honour of Saint Ferreol de Vienne, a Roman Catholic martyr from the 3rd century who was the namesake of another church in Marseille which was destroyed during the French Revolution
Vieux Port de Marseille with Fort Saint-Nicolas - a 17th century fortress overlooking the Old Port
Mairie de Marseilles (Marseille Town Hall) - City Government Office
Fort Saint-Nicolas on the hill in the background and MUCEM - Musee des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Mediterranee (Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean)
The harbour of Marseille with the Phare de Sainte Marie (Saint Marie Lighthouse) on the right - an inactive lighthouse built to mark the harbour of Marseille - completed in 1855 - made of natural-finished local limestone and stands 70 feet high
Cathedrale de la Major (Major Cathedral) - aka Cathedrale Sainte-Marie Majeure - historic Roman Catholic church - was constructed mainly in the second half of the 19th century, but incorporates segments of a 12th century construction - is the oldest church in the city
Model of the Cathedrale de la Major inside the cathedral
Inside the cathedral
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