Wednesday 16th September - Morning Fishing We had decided to go and get more fresh fish from the mongers down at the end of Vieux-Port but first a coffee. We tried a new place and with lots of help from the locals got our cappuccino and double shot espresso. They came with 2 small pastries and they were both lacking, Jan's was fluffy but too weak and mine was super strong and a bit bitter, but the pastries were yummy. We went down the stairs to the Quai a...

Tuesday 15th September -Vieux-Port The boat trip back went firstly back to Frioul Island to pick up the people who had had lunch and a lot of workers. We sat up the bow of the boat this time so I could take some photos and pretty soon the bow space was full of people. One skinny old chap sat down next to Jan between a bollard and a post with crossed legs. When we got back to the Quai he was wedged in and couldn't get himself out of the space. It took two lar...

Tuesday 15th September - Chateau d'If We arrived at the island and the wharf was reminiscent of the wharves on the Cinque Terre, just great blocks of concrete to moor alongside. We got off the boat and wandered up the steep steps to the entrance of the Fort. Once through we had to present our Marseilles Passes to gain free entry. We spied a restaurant and a beer was beckoning so as promised Jannie got her beer and calamari and salad. The local beer was ca...

Tuesday 15th September - Frioul Islands Marseilles bay is enclosed and protected by three islands, the smallest Chateau d'If is the most well known. The island was fortified 1524 to defend the approaches to Marseilles from the sea. It is said that in 1513, a rhinoceros, an animal previously unknown in Europe, given to Pope Leo X by the King of Portugal, made a stopover here on the island!! In 1634 Chateau d'If became a prison and it received many famous pris...

Tuesday 15th September - Frioul Islands Marseilles bay is enclosed and protected by three islands, the smallest Chateau d'If is the most well known. The island was fortified 1524 to defend the approaches to Marseilles from the sea. It is said that in 1513, a rhinoceros, an animal previously unknown in Europe, given to Pope Leo X by the King of Portugal, made a stopover here on the island!! In 1634 Chateau d'If became a prison and it received many famous pris...