More Marseille Museums

I walked to the Hospice de la Vielle Charite, a museum which housed exhibitions about Greek pottery, and the history of the penthalon and the Olympics, plus galleries showing collections about Mexican, Egyptian, African, American and Oceanic civilisations., and a gallery with items from other museums in Marseille.
After another alfresco lunch in Le Panier, I went to the Musee Regards de Provence which had exhibitions of paintings of the port and ships, photos and models about surfing, and historic shipping-line posters advertising their routes to and from Marseille.
I walked back to the hotel. There were lots of gendarmerie at the Port and at St Charles.
I watched the Olympics on two French TV stations. Naturally, they tended to concentrate on French success in the swimming pool, judo, and fencing.Leia mais