10:05 a.m.: Arriving in Marseille's Saint-Charles station
Going down the famous steps by the station
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, we had an appointment with the Swiss Consulate in Marseille for the purpose of renewing our passports (now that they're biometric, this has to be done in person). We took the train in the morning, arriving in Marseille just after 10 o'clock in the morning. We descended the famous steps leading form the Saint-Charles railway station into town and started exploring. We hadn't been to Marseille, the third-largest city in France, in a number of years and we were impressed with how the area around the old harbor had been developed. In 2013, Marseille was European Capital of Culture and the city invested some 600 million Euros in its cultural infrastructure for the occasion.
Our appointment was in the early afternoon, and this gave us plenty of time to walk around the harbor area, enjoy a tasty lunch, and walk around some more after our passport applications had been duly submitted. All the photos on this page were taken with our Fujifilm X100S camera, a perfect choice when one wants to travel light.
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10:05 a.m.: Arriving in Marseille's Saint-Charles station |
Going down the famous steps by the station |
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| Walking down the Boulevard Dugommier | On the famous Canebière |
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The Marché des Capucins... |
...is a farmer's market where mostly locals shop. |
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Taking a break |
Local food shop |
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Colorful paella |
Heading toward the Rue Vacon |
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Fruit vendor |
Street market on the Rue Halle Delacroix |
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The Opéra de Marseille |
Playing the piano in front of the opera house |
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Walking down the Rue de la Tour... |
...to have a Pastis on the Place Général de Gaulle |
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The Palais de la Bourse |
The Ferris wheel by the harbor |
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Cutting up the catch of the day |
Looking across the old harbor |
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You can't get fresher fish... |
...than the one sold at the fish market by the harbor! |
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Under Foster + Partners' Mirrored Canopy |
Building by Quai du Port and Rue de la République |
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Strolling down the Quai du Port |
The Nostromo is for sale! |
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The InterContinental Marseille Hotel Dieu |
The esplanade between the hotel and the harbor |
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Along the Rue du Lacydon |
Looking towards the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde |
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Part of the MuCEM |
The MuCEM's main building |
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A footbridge connects the museum's two main areas |
The main entrance |
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Contrasting architectural styles |
The Palais du Pharo |
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Looking across the harbor to the Sofitel hotel |
Colorful fishing nets |
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Making our way back along the Quai du Port |
The Fontaine Estrangin on the Place Estrangin-Pastré |
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Fountain in front of the Préfecture |
Time for a refreshment at Maison Zeppini |
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Strolling on the Canebière |
Back at the train station |
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Making our way back up the steps |
Looking down to where we just came from |
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A last look towards the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde |
Inside Marseille's Saint-Charles station |
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Moving down the platform to meet our train |
6:10 p.m.: our TGV is pulling into the station |
These and and a few other photographs taken in Marseille are available in one of our web galleries.
Among other things, the gallery allows viewing the photos as a slide show. Check it out!
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