Marseilles, France
30. juni 2016, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 25 °CEnjoyed a day here and took a tour which visited Aix-en-Provence, a very representative country town. So French. More churches, French bakeries, produce markets, very picturesque...
Enjoyed a day here and took a tour which visited Aix-en-Provence, a very representative country town. So French. More churches, French bakeries, produce markets, very picturesque...
Charming French village.
Brekkie done, time to explore! We visited Barcelona in 2002 so lots of changes now. Much busier, the port redeveloped with a new cruise ship terminal. Big football game so traffic was bedlam and weLes mer
A beautiful city. Large area of modern architecture largely built on the old river bed and much due to recent events like the Americas Cup. Some old areas too, so, many contrasts here.
Saw this on TV very cool to be here.
Here for a day. On a tour sampling local tapas and Flamenco dancing expecting 30C.
A great tour to La Granja Museum where we also saw a Flamenco dancing performance (another footprint). Some extremely old artifacts here, vehicles, a winery and numerous items of interest includingLes mer
This is a HUGE 13th century gothic cathedral. Apparently has the world's largest stained glass rose window, one of may inside. Quite difficult to really appreciate the scale, but the first pic wasLes mer
While at La Grinja Museum we were entertained for a good 40 mins with a flamenco dance. Seemed like a family affair with mama coming on second half, and daughter/son or maybe a partner earlier on. AllLes mer
Another beautiful port city in Spain, this one on the island of Menorca. We took a walk around the port and up the winding hill into the lovely town center (see other Mahon footprint). Could liveLes mer
Richard n Sheila Travels Built in 1849 to celebrate the arrival of water in Marseilles. It never rains according to our guide although about every 10th building did have spoutings...certainly no big lawnmowing opportunity here!
Richard n Sheila Travels Two tiered carousel.
Richard n Sheila Travels Churches and cathedrals everywhere even on the waterfront.