We arrived in Marseille on Sunday, and even the shopping expert on the cruise ship basically said, "All the stores are closed on Sunday...enjoy your day walking around the city."

And that's just what we did...the kids were tired, so Debbie and Fuzzy took a taxi into the Vieux Port, the old harbor at the center of the city. It was a lot of fun just walking around the harbor looking at the boats and the old forts that used to guard the harbor from invaders.

One of the key landmarks in the area if the Chateau D'If, and on the way out of the port, we got a magnificent view of the political prison that was the basis for the Count of Monte Cristo.

Debbie pretends she can read French	Fuzzy and Debbie in the old port of Marseille	Raw Escargot	The fort guarding the harbor
A ship being cleaned	The bell tower	Boats at the Vieux Port	The entrance to the harbor
A well-guarded port	Notre Dame de la Guarde	The museum	Leaving the harbor
The Museum	Back to port	Fuzzy and the harbor fortifications	A sight-seeing tram
The view of Vieux Port from the sea	Notre Dame de la Guarde	Marseille	Sunset in the South of France
Dan and the Chateau D'If	The Chateau D'If, from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo"	Chateau D'If and old Marseille	Chateau D'If and Notre Dame de la Guarde

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