Marseille for a weekend
Aug 15th 2003, 2:44 am
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Marseille for a weekend
I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
mini-break to boot.
Looking for any suggestions for stuff to see, do - and eat!
Not interested in clubbing or discos, "shopping" or "organised tours",
but certainly have time for bars, restaurants (grand and simple),
walking, history, architecture, local culture, cafes, and generally
most things that can be done "at leisure".
And here's to an England win ;-)
Cheers
ian
for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
mini-break to boot.
Looking for any suggestions for stuff to see, do - and eat!
Not interested in clubbing or discos, "shopping" or "organised tours",
but certainly have time for bars, restaurants (grand and simple),
walking, history, architecture, local culture, cafes, and generally
most things that can be done "at leisure".
And here's to an England win ;-)
Cheers
ian
Aug 15th 2003, 5:21 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
bonjour
in Marseilles itself, the nicest thing is to take the ship to the
islands, it is a nice ride
if you can rent a car, and drive to Provence, Luberon, around marseilles
it is lovely
the stadium is not in Marseilles anyway so you might as well sleep outside
have a nice trip
michel
Ian Diddams wrote:
> I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> mini-break to boot.
>
> Looking for any suggestions for stuff to see, do - and eat!
>
> Not interested in clubbing or discos, "shopping" or "organised tours",
> but certainly have time for bars, restaurants (grand and simple),
> walking, history, architecture, local culture, cafes, and generally
> most things that can be done "at leisure".
>
> And here's to an England win ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> ian
in Marseilles itself, the nicest thing is to take the ship to the
islands, it is a nice ride
if you can rent a car, and drive to Provence, Luberon, around marseilles
it is lovely
the stadium is not in Marseilles anyway so you might as well sleep outside
have a nice trip
michel
Ian Diddams wrote:
> I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> mini-break to boot.
>
> Looking for any suggestions for stuff to see, do - and eat!
>
> Not interested in clubbing or discos, "shopping" or "organised tours",
> but certainly have time for bars, restaurants (grand and simple),
> walking, history, architecture, local culture, cafes, and generally
> most things that can be done "at leisure".
>
> And here's to an England win ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> ian
Aug 15th 2003, 10:30 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
[email protected] (Ian Diddams) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> mini-break to boot.
>
> And here's to an England win ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> ian
Notre Dame de la Garde is the church that looks out onto Marseille
harbor, the view is incredible. If you have a car the drive along the
coast from Marseille to Cassis is memorable and Cassis is a usually
quaint town that from time to time becomes a tourist spot and is IMHO
not so quaint. Be sure to have Bouillabaisse down by the old port, watch
the restaurants to see which are all tourists and which have a more
local flavor, but then I would say go with the local crowd, a charming
restaurant with no customers is usually that way for a reason.
Service may be better if France wins ;-)
news:[email protected]:
> I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> mini-break to boot.
>
> And here's to an England win ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> ian
Notre Dame de la Garde is the church that looks out onto Marseille
harbor, the view is incredible. If you have a car the drive along the
coast from Marseille to Cassis is memorable and Cassis is a usually
quaint town that from time to time becomes a tourist spot and is IMHO
not so quaint. Be sure to have Bouillabaisse down by the old port, watch
the restaurants to see which are all tourists and which have a more
local flavor, but then I would say go with the local crowd, a charming
restaurant with no customers is usually that way for a reason.
Service may be better if France wins ;-)
Aug 16th 2003, 6:22 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
"jcoulter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (Ian Diddams) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
> > I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> > for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> > mini-break to boot.
> >
> > And here's to an England win ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > ian
> Notre Dame de la Garde is the church that looks out onto Marseille
> harbor, the view is incredible. If you have a car the drive along the
> coast from Marseille to Cassis is memorable and Cassis is a usually
> quaint town that from time to time becomes a tourist spot and is IMHO
> not so quaint. Be sure to have Bouillabaisse down by the old port, watch
> the restaurants to see which are all tourists and which have a more
> local flavor, but then I would say go with the local crowd, a charming
> restaurant with no customers is usually that way for a reason.
> Service may be better if France wins ;-)
There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
Derek.
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> [email protected] (Ian Diddams) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
> > I'm in Marseille for the weekend at the end of August - principally
> > for the Rugby international between France and England, but also a
> > mini-break to boot.
> >
> > And here's to an England win ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > ian
> Notre Dame de la Garde is the church that looks out onto Marseille
> harbor, the view is incredible. If you have a car the drive along the
> coast from Marseille to Cassis is memorable and Cassis is a usually
> quaint town that from time to time becomes a tourist spot and is IMHO
> not so quaint. Be sure to have Bouillabaisse down by the old port, watch
> the restaurants to see which are all tourists and which have a more
> local flavor, but then I would say go with the local crowd, a charming
> restaurant with no customers is usually that way for a reason.
> Service may be better if France wins ;-)
There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
Derek.
Aug 16th 2003, 6:51 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:22:10 +0100, Derek F wrote:
> There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
> where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
I don't believe there ever was a count though?
> There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
> where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
I don't believe there ever was a count though?
Aug 16th 2003, 7:21 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
"devil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:22:10 +0100, Derek F wrote:
> > There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
> > where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
> I don't believe there ever was a count though?
You will be saying that there was not a Scarlet Pimpernel next or a fourth
Musketeer.
Derek.
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[email protected]...> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:22:10 +0100, Derek F wrote:
> > There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
> > where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
> I don't believe there ever was a count though?
You will be saying that there was not a Scarlet Pimpernel next or a fourth
Musketeer.
Derek.
Aug 16th 2003, 7:28 am
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Re: Marseille for a weekend
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:21:49 +0100, Derek F wrote:
>
> "devil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:22:10 +0100, Derek F wrote:
>> > There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
>> > where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
>> I don't believe there ever was a count though?
> You will be saying that there was not a Scarlet Pimpernel next or a fourth
> Musketeer.
I guess you said it first.
:-)
>
> "devil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[email protected]...>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:22:10 +0100, Derek F wrote:
>> > There is a short boat trip out to the Chateau d'If built in the 16c and
>> > where the Count Of Monte Christo was imprisoned.
>> I don't believe there ever was a count though?
> You will be saying that there was not a Scarlet Pimpernel next or a fourth
> Musketeer.
I guess you said it first.
:-)
