This and last weekend I was able to play more of a tourist role here - hiking to La Ciotat (another coastal town 15 min. by car from Cassis) with Eli, exploring Marseille with Eli, and hosting my friend Bertrand in both Marseille and Cassis (also with Eli). I met Bertrand a few summers ago when he was WWOOFING at Summer Jo's and we've kept in touch since then.
Both Eli and I are leaving within the next several weeks, so we really want to take advantage of what time we have left here. Here's a mishmash of pics from our touristy fun in Marseille and Cassis.
PART I: Hike to La Ciotat with the Belgian
Flirtatious Sugar Cubes
As all worthwhile ventures require in France, we stopped for a coffee before we began our hike to La Ciotat.
...and then we stopped at the Italian Market
Formaggio
View of Cassis en route to La Ciotat
Leffe Break
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La Ciotat - This is how everything looked to me by the time we got there, so my shaky hand makes it work here!
PART II: Day in Marseille with Eli and Bertrand
Fun times with Jean-Philippe's Keyboard in Marseille
Roasted Eggplant and stuffed bellpeppers (without the bellpepper) and, as is tradition with the Belgian, beer.
Where to, madamoiselle?
My 'hood in Marseille
Deux Grand Crèmes, SVP! (à Torrefaction Noailles)
Before Eli came, I panicked and googled things to do in Marseille and one of the top suggestions was coffee at this cafe near the old port.
Our new best friend at the Arab Market (That's what people call it, really) in Marseille, Simon
Negotiating at the fish market
My favorite ship at the old port
Notre Dame de la Garde from the old port
Eli's favorite ship
The arrival of the Frenchman
Didn't feel like cooking, so Hector made a wonderful suggestion..
In honor of our dear friend Diane - 'Quebec' Soda (Diane, does all soda from Quebec taste like bubblegum?)
The G20
PART III: Day in Cassis with Bertrand
Moules-Frites!
Christmas in Cassis
Medi
la vague
Jeux de boule
Some pond in the middle of Cassis
vélo
Kelsey from Texas, another workaway volunteer at the hostel who arrived a couple of weeks ago
Jean-Philippe, determined to finish this puzzle of the Thames
Hector and Gaby
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