Apr. 20, 2016: Waterfront fish sellers, Marseille
Every port city has a fish market, but sometimes the most interesting are not the mass markets, but the dockside markets that sell right off
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Every port city has a fish market, but sometimes the most interesting are not the mass markets, but the dockside markets that sell right off
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren’t wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and
London-Marseille in 6-1/2 hours without changing trains, or heading early to airports and finding your way back to downtown. That’s the premise of Eurostar’s new
When we first visited Marseille’s museum of the city’s history, we found it fascinating; when we heard it had expanded and improved as part of last year’s Capital of Culture celebration, we knew we’d be back.
Marseille, which had a successful run last year as Europe’s Capital of Culture, has now decked out its city hall, the Hotel de Ville, with banners and artwork announcing the city’s status as Capital of Sports for 2017.
Eurostar—the Channel Tunnel train operator has had a good year with reviving economies, and is adding new trains and new routes as it rounds out its 20th year in service.
You’ll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you’ll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and “the” recipe.
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city.
The storied Chateau D’If sits on the small island of If, just a short ferry ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. Built originally (depending on your view) to defend Marseille from invasion or to keep Marseille under the king’s control.
Every port city has a fish market, but sometimes the most interesting are not the mass markets, but the dockside
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there
London-Marseille in 6-1/2 hours without changing trains, or heading early to airports and finding your way back to downtown. That’s
When we first visited Marseille’s museum of the city’s history, we found it fascinating; when we heard it had expanded and improved as part of last year’s Capital of Culture celebration, we knew we’d be back.
Marseille, which had a successful run last year as Europe’s Capital of Culture, has now decked out its city hall, the Hotel de Ville, with banners and artwork announcing the city’s status as Capital of Sports for 2017.
Eurostar—the Channel Tunnel train operator has had a good year with reviving economies, and is adding new trains and new routes as it rounds out its 20th year in service.
You’ll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you’ll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and “the” recipe.
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city.
The storied Chateau D’If sits on the small island of If, just a short ferry ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. Built originally (depending on your view) to defend Marseille from invasion or to keep Marseille under the king’s control.