Saturday 26th March - exploring!

Morning: As Connor was not feeling 100% it was decided that Lachlan and I would go exploring the areas we had planned.  We had heard that there was a marche in Plan de Cuques and further on a great little town called Allauch.

To get to these places we had to walk to the metro station down on the waterfront - of course we needed some sustenance to get us going

Croissant chocolat

As we walked along the waterfront we passed Lachlan's favourite man who he wanted to give some money too........we also saw the wee tourist train which is very cute.

Then there was just enough time to stop at the fish market before catching the metro - 

Interesting fish = there were lots that were unrecognizable - but we saw some eels and octopuses.

Today we were heading to the end of the line La Rose and then catching the bus to the end of that line!  - then we would be at the marche.

Plan-de-Cuques is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 9 km from Marseille,  This market was very local - lots of cheese, veges, fish, clothes and soap. I brought a bag; some soap and Lachlan got some pizza.  Definately one to go back to - will remember to take photos next time. 

Then we headed to the town of Allauch.

Allauch is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allaudiens or Allaudiennes.

This was a beautiful town in a beautiful area.......on the way there were houses with yards - something we had not seen before in Marseille and then this town was beautiful with lots of little alleyways; a chapel dating to the 12 century, another church with a polychrome bell-tower and ruins of five stone mills dating from the 17th century. 

We wandered around; found some food and then caught the bus - then metro back home - to tell Karl and Connor of our adventures.