Marseille - the capital of Provence

Bus trip to Marseille ( 20 minutues and Euros 4.60 ) - a bustling cosmopolitan commercial port city of 1.5 million people, many from the north African and Middle Eastern regions - Turkey, Morrocco, Algerian...Second largest city in France and a city you either hate or love... Im the latter, as I've been there four times on this trip already - it reminds me of a 2600 year old Sydney

Notre-Dame de la Garde

Marseille Vieux-Port

Hotel de Ville - Town Hall

Bas Fort Saint-Nicolas one of two forts at the harbour mouth

Sweeping view over the Vieux-Port from Notre-Dame de la Garde

Palace built for a Queen and never used

Beautiful old buildings from the 17th and 18th Centuries line the streets

Notre-Dame de la Garde - and yes it is gold plated

Place Jules Guesde

Arles - les couleurs de la Camargue

Saturday 29th September and a one hour bus trip to the city of Arles, complete with 2000 year old Roman ruins.

The Roman Amphitheatre, built around 90 A.D.

...with a capacity of 20000, it is still used for bullfights, the ring is presently being prepared for one.

Remains of the city fortifications called Ramparts

Les Thermes de Constantin, a 4th Century A.D. Roman bath house

The Roman Theatre, built around the late 1st Century B.C.

...with a capacity for 10000.

The Alyscamps, a tree lined avenue that served as a Roman and early Christian cemetery.

Remains of burial stones from early Roman times.