When my friend Claudie living in the South of France, drove me to the airport in Marseille I took the opportunity to take pictures out of the car, just to remember how beautiful this area is !
Rocks and mountains
against the blue sky
Driving on the highway
A glimpse of Marseille's suburbs
an industrial area
From far I could see Marseille's habor which dates from 600 BC, when Greek settlers landed Lacydon, a rocky Mediterranean cove, now the site of the Old Port of Marseille. In 1854 the Old Port had a capacity of between 1,000 and 1,200 ships. The 6 metre depth of the harbour, however, proved problematic for steamships later in the century; much deeper docks had to be constructed at La Joliette which I saw here.
almost arrived at the airport
Last glimpse of the mediterian trees
and off I went to a completely different clima in a distance of only 1000 km (621 miles) !
So glad you had that warm welcome and departure to sustain you during your winter months in Belgium.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the drive to the Marseille's Airport. The harbour sure has a long history. That distance is the same as Brisbane to Sydney. At the moment Sydney has a heatwave and we are cooler, which s unusual. The heatwave is expected here tomorrow. Not looking forward to such high temps.
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is beautiful and a small history lesson thrown, interesting.
ReplyDeleteThose blue skies are stunning.
ReplyDeleteA busy city there!Great pictures with AMAZING blue sky!
ReplyDeleteLéia
Great view!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteAmazing blue skies and hope you had a wonderful respite in warmer climate ~
ReplyDeleteA Creative Harbor) aka ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^
Don't you just love how airports in warm climates always seem to be so much more welcoming than the ones up north? I know the one up here in Haugesund looks like an old school, including a floor of old lino!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had such beautiful weather and blue, blue skies!! Terrific captures for the day and wonderful memories of a great trip!!
ReplyDeleteWhat I envy you most is that gorgeous blue sky. Here we see grey, nothing but grey.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Gattina.
Gorgeous shots!
ReplyDeleteMy husbands Dad loved Marseille.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with those blue skies.
ReplyDeleteI see we are sharing Marseille's weather.
ReplyDeleteIt sure looks like a nice place and it doesn't have snow like we do.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on.
mediterian trees look identical.
ReplyDeleteThe other long structure is it a bridge?
Such interesting bits of history and geography.... and those are some gorgeous drive-by photos. Beautiful place, must have been hard in a way to come home.
ReplyDeleteYep, I so recognize that road! I know you had a great time at Claudie's and I hope it was not too difficult to come home again... Southern France really is gorgeous and one can truly understand why so many retire over there - even many Swedes.
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