Mooning around the Mediterranean

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Now on the bus for the Highlights of Marseille.

 

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Where lots of tourists go to see where a fictional character was imprisoned. The Count of Monte Christo.

 

 

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A drive up narrow roads to a hilltop church/ fortress, Notre Dame de la Garde.

 

Great views.

 

 

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Now back on the bus and downhill.

 

 

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Let off at a park celebrating the finish of a tunnel to deliver water to the city.

 

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Evidence of the strikes in France.

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Now you may remember I mentioned a young English couple I met at Carcassonne. Well I turned around after taking the above picture and there they were. He was lining up a picture and noted he was aiming at a statue which featured a naked woman's derriere. So I said hello to his partner and told her to keep an eye on him and what he found interesting. So a little chat and alaugh but then I only just got back to our bus on time.

 

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The railway station -old and new.

 

And Marseille's Arc de Triomphe.

 

Roman ruins discovered when building a shopping centre.

 

We were then let off the bus for free time at the shopping centre or just to wander. We just wandered.

 

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That's enough culture

Can we have some food porn

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1 hour ago, Mr Luxury said:

That's enough culture

Can we have some food porn

 

I was hoping for a photo of that which the young Englishman was ogling.

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Sorry JP she was a really cold tart made of stone. Didn’t do anything for me so I let my camera wander off elsewhere.

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Our wander around Marseille close to the waterfront.

 

Bathing pigeons.

 

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A long line of fish restaurants.

 

And fishermen selling fresh fish.

 

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More seafood.

 

Dear lobsters.

 

Fresh sardines.

 

And eels.

 

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Bicycles that had spent a bit too much time in the water.

 

A display of Olympic highlights.

 

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Naturally also a great highlight from the Sydney Olympics.

 

And unusual in Modern France Louis 14th.

 

And yet another church.

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Signs don't mean much.

 

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And now back on the moon with new flowers and good views.

 

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And Atlantide's menu that night. A few changes.

 

And by special request some food porn. But first the night's red wine. They also have the Syrah from this vineyard in Sonoma. I liked it.

 

Rojaan had the mushroom and asparagus salad and I the scallops with artichoke vinaigrette.

 

Then I had the tomato soup with meatballs.

 

For mains we both had the very good Osso Buco and finished with some gelati.

 

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The next morning was a sleep in. We were anchored off St. Tropez. St. Tropez is for the beautiful and entitled people and I don't fit the description so we stayed onboard.. The views.

 

 

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Some more views.

 

Lunch at Spaccanopoli. I had the diavolo and Rojaan the porcini mushroom. They definitely are an improvent to previous voyages.

 

I had a New Zealand pinot noir. Lacked body so I would ask for something different if served again. Probably the Chilean carminere.

 

And some views after lunch.

 

To keep a little fitness I did 18 laps of the deck 11 track.

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The last of St. Tropez.