Cruise Day 9 – Marseilles

Today we arrived in France, at the beautiful port of Marseilles! In Marseilles, we did the Aix en Provence tour. Aix en Provence is a city of about 120,000 and is about ½ hour outside of Marseilles. It was built on a hot spring, so some of the fountains actually have the hot spring water.

We loaded on the bus at 8:00 am and headed to Aix en Provence. Our first stop was this beautiful cathedral. It was built in many different sections. The one section was built in the 6th century, the foyer was built in the 12th century and the sermon area (pardon my lack of knowledge) was finished in the 13th century. When we arrived, the choir was rehearsing. We got to hear them sing and it was beautiful. The acoustics in the cathedral were amazing!

Next we strolled down the streets in the old section of town. Seeing as it was Sunday, we got to visit the market. Most of the booths were selling fruits and vegetables, but some sold spices, soaps, lavender and sweets. After the market, we continued through the old village until we hit the new part of the city. Here we stopped for a beverage and got to visit the art market in town. The artisans did beautiful work, and I would have loved to buy so much stuff, but I knew my luggage was nearing its limit. At 12 we boarded the bus and headed back to the boat.

Kirstyn and I had planned on going to Chateau d’If, however, the best laid plans never work. We were both tired, and we wanted to see the towel animal demonstrations, so we decided to call it a day. This evening is the pirate party and the Disney Dreams show. Can’t wait!!!!