After a beautiful downhill ride we were met with the bustling, cosmopolitan city of Marseille. We managed to negotiate the traffic to find our hotel and took full advantage of the excellent wifi to plan the next few days. We started by walking up to the Notre Dame de la Garde, while mocking the throngs of tourists catching a mini-train up the hill. We were rewarded at the top with stunning views across the city. The hill-top church was the scene of a WWII battle during the Liberation of France. There are scars on the outer walls from bullets and shrapnel, and we visited a secret corridor at the bottom of the hill that allowed the Allies to breach the German lines.
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| Notre-Dame de la Garde |
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| View from Notre-Dame de la Garde |
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| Selfie time! |
We explored the old town and the area around the Port, visited a great Picasso exhibition at MuCEM, and managed to catch a breakdancing show.
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| MuCEM |
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| Breakdancers! |
We had our first dinner out in France and lucked out with a lovely restaurant with very friendly staff and great food. French food is much better when its not cooked by us on a camp cooker!
- Sarah
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