Marseilles Day 2

After stopping at an outdoor market for some breakfast we walked down to the Vieux port and took a tourist train to the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. It is a neo-Byzanthine church built in 1853. It is located on top of a hill and is visible for miles around. The exterior is green and white stripped stone and there is a 30 foot tall gold statue of the Madonna and Child on a steeple adjacent to the main structure. The interior is decorated with red and white stripped stone and incredibly ornate mosaics. The walls are covered in many sea themed paintings and model ships and strung from the ceiling. One can only assume this is all a tribute to the fact that Marseilles has a history of being one of France's main ports. The view from the top of the hill has breathtaking. We had a 360 degree view of the entire city. The Notre-dame-De la-Garde is located on the opposite side of the port to where we had walked around yesterday. This gave us a chance to see another part of the city. For dinner we decided to be daring and try a Tunisian restaurant. There is a large North African community in Marseilles and they definitely add to the local color. Tomorrow we say au revior to France and Holà to Spain as we head to Barcelona!