Le Corbusier, Beaux Artes, and Football

I took another Metro journey to Rond-Point du Prado and then walked to the Unite d'Habitation (Cite Radieuse) designed by Le Corbusier and opened in 1952. Besides the apartments, there were some offices, a shop, a hotel, a restaurant and a cafe where I had a morning break. There was a good view from the 9th floor roof terrace. especially of the Stade de Marseille.
Taking the Metro back into the city, I went to the Musee des Beaux Artes in the Palais de Longchamp which exhibited a mixture of painting styles.
After an alfresco lunch opposite the Palais, I walked back to the hotel.
At 17.00, I took the Metro to Rond-Point du Prado again for the short walk to the Stade de Marseille for my one and only shift at a football match, a women's match between the USA and Australia which the USA won. There were water breaks during the match because it was so hot. The Doping Control Chaperones watched the match on TV in the Doping Control Centre rather than in the stands. The female volunteers acted as the chaperones whilst I used a tablet to record the entries and exits from the Centre.
Because it was so hot, the players were dehydrated and some had difficulty in providing a urine sample so, although the match finished at about 21.00, I didn't leave until midnight to catch the Metro back to St Charles.Read more