Daren, Becky and I decided to do a little sightseeing for our final day in Marseille. We went to check out Le Pharo, where Napoleon III built a castle (?) overlooking the old harbor to watch the boats and the beautiful view. Unfortunately we forgot that France practically closes down on Sundays, so we couldn’t go inside, but the harborview and park was lovely. After this we wandered around to find Fort St. Nicholas which was also closed. The outer fort was open so we could walk around and see the memorial for World War II and the liberation of Marseille.
After the historical sites we decided to try to do some souvenir shopping. It was a bizarre shock for us to NOT be able to find anything open or available, except for a few tabacs with overpriced post cards. I guess we were a little spoiled in Paris with the souvenir shops everywhere and always open.
Later that afternoon we were on our way back to Rouen, with a stop in Paris of course. New fun fact that we learned? Starbucks is not the same everywhere… At least the hot chocolate is good everywhere ;)
Bisous,
Lisa
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