Saturday, September 22, 2018

Took the train from Nice to Marseille this morning, about a 3 hour trip. Pretty full train, but on time to the minute. Then a quick 2 stop metro ride in Marseille to the old port and a few block walk to the AirBnb. After installing myself, down to the alley for a very late lunch. Everything looks better after a good lunch, in this case a little Gigot D’Angeau and some red wine. Then did the little tourist train tour, for orientation and it went up to the Notre Dame de La Garde, Cathederal which seems to be the highest point in Marseille. This city has a good energy to it. Lots of plazas with outdoor restaurant seating, a big harbor and many nice buildings. According to Rick Steves, it’s one of the biggest port city in Europe, but, I suspect that the commercial part of the port is elsewhere as there isn’t much evidence of it in the downtown basis.