今天是待在马赛的唯一一天，去了两个标志性的景点。第一个是一座雄伟的建筑-隆尚宫。它建造于1862 年，是用来庆祝杜兰斯河的水域通过马赛运河抵达马赛市。建筑的中央部分表现了杜兰斯水的荣耀，以正中间的年轻女子为标志，她的同伴象征着肥沃：小麦和葡萄藤。身后，胖乎乎的孩子们带着一捆小麦和一串葡萄。建筑物非常丰富的装饰隐喻着运河水域带来的丰富和肥沃。在欧洲的旅游的特点就是经常可以看到这种或雄伟或精美或浪漫的具有历史感的建筑。
Today was the only full day in Marseille and we visited two iconic sites. The first is a majestic building – the Palais Longchamp. It was built in 1862 to celebrate the arrival of the waters of the Durance River to the city of Marseille through the Marseille Canal.
The central part of the building expresses the glory of the Durance water, marked by a young woman in the middle, her companions symbolizing fertility: wheat and vines. Behind her, chubby children carry a bundle of wheat and a bunch of grapes. The very rich decoration of the building is a metaphor for the abundance and fertility brought by the waters of the canal. To travel in Europe means that you regularly see majestic or beautiful or romantic buildings displaying the sense of its rich history.
吃完午饭, 去了坐落在“Garde”山上的守护圣母圣殿。我俩放弃了徒步爬山的想法，这次坐了这个观光“小火车”，每人9欧元，直达山顶，沿途还可以看看徒步看不到的景色。这个守护圣母圣殿，是一座华丽的新拜占庭式式罗马天主教教堂，每年8月15日圣母升天节的朝圣地点，当地居民通常称之为la bonne mère（意为“好母亲”）。其所在的Garde”山从15世纪以来就有三个目的：瞭望哨、军事建筑和礼拜和朝圣的地方。守护圣母圣殿的第一块石头于 1853 年奠基。山顶上有可以360度俯瞰马赛市的景色，是旅游者们的必到之地。
After lunch, we went to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guardian, located on the hill “Garde”. We gave up the idea of climbing the mountain on foot. This time, we took this sightseeing “silly train”, 9 euros per person, to the top of the mountain. Along the way, we also saw places that we wouldn’t have seen on foot. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Guardian, a gorgeous neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic church, is a pilgrimage site for the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary every August 15th, commonly known by local residents as “la bonne mère” (meaning “good mother”). The Garde hill on which it is located has had three purposes since the 15th century: a lookout post, a military building and a place of worship and pilgrimage. The first stone guarding the Basilica of Notre-Dame was laid in 1853. The top of the hill has a 360-degree view of the city of Marseille The scenery is a must-see for tourists and gives a more peaceful perspective to an otherwise bustling city.
来马赛之前看到很多人说这是一个粗糙的工业城市，没有其他法国南部城市的那种情调，而且小偷很多，我俩在尼斯的时候，一个饭店的老板也告诉我俩要小心小偷，他的一个顾客曾在马赛一天里被偷了两次。所以来到这里我俩也格外小心，虽然没有感觉到别人形容的那么严重，但是马赛确实是一个很多文化和人种聚集的地方，也许人们本身形成的对一些人种的偏见产生了不安全感，我承认我也如此。
Before coming to Marseille, a lot of people said that this is a rough industrial city, without the atmosphere of other southern French cities, and also there are many thieves here. When we were in Nice, the owner of a restaurant also told us to be careful of thieves. One of his customers was pick-pocketed in one day in Marseille. Therefore, we also come here prepared to be diligent and staying aware of our surroundings. Although it is not as serious as others describe, Marseille is indeed a place where many cultures and races gather. Perhaps the prejudice against some races formed by the people themselves has created a sense of insecurity. , I admit mine did too. But overall, I think it is still an interesting city to visit, especially when your flight connection leaves from here.
明天就去希腊科孚岛啦，没想到6个月后又要去希腊啦，太激动了，去年10月份去了第一次后就喜欢上了那里，非常期待在岛上看海景发呆的完全放松的时光。
We’re heading to Corfu, Greece tomorrow. We hadn’t expected to return to Greece so soon in 6 months – I’m very excited. I fell in love with it after we went there for the first time in October last year. I look forward to watching the seascape on the island and having a relaxing time.
马赛的建筑还是挺美的，想象不出来这么美的地方还会有小偷呢。
I just found this post. Bob says he saw it but I obviously missed it with all my posts being denied a comment!!! I like the giraffe statue it seems out of place. The inside of the church is very beautiful. I’m thinking I must have visited Marseille with Miss Halabi and Sherri but I don’t remember it. I don’t like crowds so I would have felt uneasy in that street near your hotel. Too many bad memories of men grabbing me in the streets on our travels!