Marseille
Marseille - Cruise Nov 2015

The Palais Longchamp houses the city's musée des beaux-arts and natural history museum

Monument to the Heroes of the Army of the Orient and distant lands

Frioul Islands and Chateâu d'If

Chateâu d'If, Marseille's answer to Alcatraz and Dumas'
père's (fictional) hero,
the Count of Monte Cristo

Marseille’s Notre-Dame de la Garde or
La Bonne Mère watches over sailors,
fishermen and the entire city

Marseille’s Notre-Dame de la Garde or
La Bonne Mère

Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde. The 27 ft statue of the Madonna and Child
on the bell tower is made of copper gilded with gold leaf

The church has sumptuous mosaics and columns and marble pilasters alternating red and white

The basilica occupies Marseille's highest point providing this
view of the Frioul Island archipelago and Chateâu d'If

The basilica occupies Marseille's highest point providing 360-degree panoramas of the city

The basilica occupies Marseille's highest point providing 360-degree panoramas of the city

The basilica occupies Marseille's highest point providing 360-degree panoramas of the city

Cathédrale La Major

Marseille Vieux Port, or Old Port, is the hub of the city

Marseille Vieux Port (Old Port)
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Mediterranean Cruise 1994)
Villefranche-sur-Mer A picturesque town in the heart of the French Riviera

Villefranche is a
tender port. We will disembark at sea

The Royal Caribbean
Song of Norway's launches will take us to and from the pier

A navy ship is anchored nearby

It's a U.S. ship with a helicopter

Launch arriving at the pier

The Fort in Villefranche

Formerly the Fortress'
Moat

A Fortress tower

Downtown in Villefranche

The Song of Norway's
Viking Crown Lounge
Principality of Monaco
Monaco Town Square 1994

The fairy-tale wedding of Prince Rainer and Grace Kelly took place in this cathedral. Princes Grace is now laid to rest here

The Palace

Monaco Harbor is visible from the courtyard of the Palace

Changing of the guard

These townhomes overlook the marina

The Monaco countryside
District of Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Casino 1994

Monte Carlo harbor

My casino winnings are in the bag!
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District of Monte Carlo