Champagne to start our trip off right!
View from our splashy Hotel le Richelieu.
Spot the American.
SO happy to be in the sun, in the South!
Watch out for those pigeons, Laura.
BOATS!
One of the many fish vendors around Vieux Port.
On a boat!
On our way to Chateau d'If.
Chateau d'If... a castle/prison on an island off the coast of Marseille and a site in The Count of Monte Cristo.
View of Marseille from the island. Lighthouse bonus! You can see the silhouette of Notre Dame de la Garde.
Nord, Est, Sud, et Ouest...
Red door I loved and took about 7 pictures of before I settled on this one. The staircase went straight down to the water.
By chance I happen to take individual portraits of all of my travel buddies. A fitting introduction, Mickey Mouse Club style. Starting with TYLER!
NATALIE!
LAURA!
DONATELLA!
and BEN! haha
Lighthouse! "Phare" en francais.
Other than its literary chateau, the island is apparently known for its flora and fauna.
...and lizards.
One of the dangerous seagulls.
Marseille. Sailboat bonus.
Flora. Apparently.
Ceiling inside the chateau.
It echoed when you sat here.
Gorgeous waters...
The first of many blue shutter pictures.
What else do you do when you see an empty fountain?
In the old Panier Quartier in Marseille.
On the little train up to Notre Dame de la Garde.
Nice photo skills, Laura. At least it was a good shot of my aviators.
Just noticed that guy in the background with his shades... he smiled for the picture too!
Heeeeey ladies! At the tip-top of Marseille.
Vieux Port from Notre Dame de la Garde. Panoramic shot, no less.
Je vous salue Marie... the way the French start their "Hail Mary."
Blue shutters #2.
Notre Dame de la Garde from Vieux Port.
Beginning of our Calanques boat tour.
This little community nestled among the calanques has no running water or electricity.
I just liked that old man.
It was SO windy and cold... Donatella was such a trooper!
Bonus points for the French flag.
First taste of many of tapenade... made from the olives of Provence and spread on toast. Too bad I forgot to take a picture of my seafood dinner the night before.
Marseillais fishermen.
