Day 7: Train Kept a Rolling! 

 

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Mike and Bone rose early refreshed and ready to go! The good nights sleep in a well air-conditioned hotel room, was appreciated, they enjoyed a good breakfast and started for the Airport to return the rental. Morning in Marseille!

 

 It turned out that as the Boys left the Hotel, they were really close to where Marseille was founded, so of course Bone hadda stop an get some pics! The Jardin des Vestiges is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient Greek port in Marseille.

It was excavated archaeologically in 1967 and opened on 17 October 2009. The site was part of the ancient Greek city of Massalia. It includes parts of the ancient port and city walls, with remains of three square towers and a gateway dating back to the second or third century BC.

 

 

"Its all Greek to Me!"

 

The Jardin des Vestiges is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient Greek port in Marseille.

It was excavated archaeologically in 1967 and opened on 17 October 2009. The site was part of the ancient Greek city of Massalia. BTW,  Massalia to Marseille is a function of Greek to Latin to French. It includes parts of the ancient port and city walls, with remains of three square towers and a gateway dating back to the second or third century BC. After a few pics, the Boys raced to the Airport, only to have to take a taxi back down town to the Train Station.

The Train, was a pain.  Mike and Bone kept getting bad advice on where their first class tickets were, and literally running back in forth in the mid morning heat for 20 minutes, then bumping their way in the Train to finally find their seats.

Only to experience the Croatia to Bupapest experience again! Their was no air!! No nozzle to cool down! First Class, my Ass"!!

 

Cruising Through the Country Side

The opportunity to sit in first class did not get Mike and Bone a free coffee or cookie for the 4 hour trip! Enroute the Boys noticed the parched countryside based on one of the hottest summers on record.

 

Strategic Error: Landing in Gard du Nord

The Train let the Boys off in the northern part of Paris, a full hour out of De Gaulle Airport. Instead of having a pleasant evening in the city, the Boys had to take a Taxi to DeGaulle Airport, which was a traffic-congested mess on the way. It was enough that when Mike and Bone got to the Marriot at the Airport, they were done! That evening they took it easy in the Marriot Lounge and then had a reasonable dinner at the Marriot Restaurant for their last evening.

 

Trip, Postscript!

Next morning the travel weary lads boarded their business class trip back to Detroit. In 7 days, they did Tunesia, drove from the Rock of Gibraltar, through the Pyrenees all the way to Marseille, all 1,200 miles!!!

Mike and Bone in 2026, definitely Roamed the Roman Lake!