Flashback Friday | Marseilles
Since we are now in the heart of wedding season (pun intended), we are choosing to only flashback on our travels abroad once a month. With Bastille Day just around the corner, we figured we would stick with a French theme and continue our journey though France. Now we reminisce about our time in Marseilles…
Paul and I decided to spend our day at Chateau d’If. He handled all forms of communication that day because he speaks a little French. We bought tickets for the local ferry and went on a breathtaking boat ride to the famed fortress.
When we finally reached the island, I realized that I did not dress appropriately for the day. I wore a skirt and three-inch Coach high-heel shoes to a prison on a mountain top. Honestly, what was I thinking? I climbed up the steep, cobblestone hill, then trekked all the way across a wooden-slatted bridge to get to the fort entrance. I remember I had to step so gingerly along the platform, so as not to wedge my heels in the planks. Paul thought it was hilarious and photographed me trying not to fall in the cracks.
We explored the area and peeked inside the prison cells. Interestingly enough, each room had a television with a different version of the movie “The Count of Monte Cristo” playing on the screen. After about an hour, we left the fortress and traveled (carefully) back across the bridge and down the slippery hill to the dock. Four ferries came and went until, finally, our water taxi arrived to take us back to the mainland.
Once we arrived in Marseilles, Paul and I decided to have an impromptu picnic beside a grand fountain in the square. We dined on an incredible lunch of baguettes, wine, meat and cheese. It was a perfect way to end the day!