{"id":11224,"date":"2016-08-04T15:37:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T19:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=11224"},"modified":"2016-09-04T16:21:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T20:21:16","slug":"marseille-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=11224","title":{"rendered":"Marseille, France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, August 3rd was a travel day for all of us. \u00a0Jeff and Han flew home to New York; Em and I continued our summer holiday by flying to Marseille. \u00a0It was an easy hour-long flight from Paris and our cousins, Nicole and Tony met us at the airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11225\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7697.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7697\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 4th: Nicole took us on a tour around Marseille to see the city under an incredibly bright blue sky! \u00a0We saw: Palais Longchamp, Vieux Port (old harbor), Fort Saint-Jean, Parc Borely, and the St. Charles railroad station. \u00a0We drove up a steep hill to visit the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde which towers over Marseille.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11226\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1016.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1016\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11227\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7744.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7744\" width=\"400\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7746.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11229\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7746.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7746\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11228\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7737.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7737\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vallon des Auffes is a traditional fishing village in Marseille:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11230\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7753.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7753\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11231\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7759.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7759\" width=\"400\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We explored the coast and stopped for a delicious Corsican seafood lunch at a beachside restaurant called Manu Beach New Yorkais Brasserie:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7766.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11232\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7766.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7766\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11233\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7769.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7769\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of many beautiful beaches in Marseille:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11234\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_7780.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7780\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, August 3rd was a travel day for all of us. \u00a0Jeff and Han flew home to New York; Em and I continued our summer holiday by flying to Marseille. \u00a0It was an easy hour-long flight from Paris and our cousins, Nicole and Tony met us at the airport. 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