Marseille

Feb15-18
Stereotypes. Sometimes they’re handy shortcuts and often they’re wrong. Unlike the stereotype, we found nearly all the fine French people we met to be very friendly. They listened patiently to our terrible French. One exception was the waiter in the sea-front restaurant. We figured he didn’t want to be surly but just figured he should be given the location. Speaking of food, I liked our dinner at the crape place the best. Besides being yummy it was also seemed trés French. We also went to Aix-en-Provence for a day. Supposedly the perfect town in the perfect province. Well, I guess it was OK.
Message to the people of France: your dog poop on the sidewalk not so nice.

Ou est le balustrade?:Part of the big church overlooking the city

Spiral:Part of the big church overlooking the city

Roofs:View from the big church

Mother, child and photographer:You can see my reflection. Again at the big church.

Looking down from the old city at a new highway

There are plenty of pleasure boats in the inner harbour

A photo can't be all bad if its got a reflection in water. The harbour.

A painting above stairs exiting a shopping centre

Rose colored church ceiling in Aix

Jesus standing on angels(?) in that church in Aix. Harsh lighting is deliberate.

Slightly crazy poster in Aix

Setting sun behind star on pedestal in Aix

Setting sun illuminates just some buildings in Marseille

Families strolling near the harbour as the sun sets in Marseille