We were planning to leave for Marseilles today. Alex and John will take the train from Marseille to Nice to catch their flight back to Bristol on Tuesday morning. BUT, the wind stopped us, so we took the train to Marseilles instead.
Getting Lellebelle ready to be left alone for two days.
Lellebelle in the marina.
Marseilles, what a vibrant city! Down by the port there is this reflecting canopy which is just perfect for a selfie.
One of the reasons for visiting Marseilles is to have Bouillabaisse. We walked for kilometres along the coast trying to find the perfect spot. And we did in this little harbour.
The fish ingredients for bouillabaisse for 4 people. The bouillabaisse was very expensive, very large portions, but oh so very tasty and well worth it.
The home of the Marseillaise, the French national anthem.
Which other people could lead the revolution, give France its national anthem, and then rebel against the revolution they were amongst the first to fight for? the punishment was severe and the blood was flowing in the streets from the daily guillotining.
My own interpretation (Carl) is that the Marseillans have a laisse fair view on life and make good food and lasting music.
Carl found out that the beer to drink in Marseilles is their own brew, Cagole. He could not rest until he tried one, or two or three. And the first Cagole goes down accompanied by another Marseilles original drink, the pastis. That combination is a Carl invention.
The little harbour where we found the bouillabaisse restaurant FonFon.
In order to get some perspective of Marseilles we took a hop on hop off bus, but we did not hop off, just enjoyed a 1 1/2 hour tour of the city.
We learnt that Marseilles was founded 2600 years ago. It started raining during the trip, but that did not deter us.
Alex and John looking very sad because they have to leave us soon.
Our trains left at about the same time so we only got to take a photo of Alex and John's train. Goodbye Alex and John, it was so wonderful having you with us. Hope you want to join us next year.
Present from John and Alex, a Cagole beer tray.
Back in Sanary-Sur-Mer, not a bad place to be stuck in.
The baguettes and the semla like Tropezterri cake are so good.
This house is for sale. B&B?
The wind is still blowing and we plan a 5 hour trip tomorrow. The weather forecast says the wind will die down tonight. We will see, might be another day in Sanary-Sur-Mer!
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