School trips always require a certain ratio of adults to students. With glee, I was included in a day trip to Marseilles. What a stroke of luck that I fitted the criteria to be included in this cultural excursion.
The day started bright and early at 7:30 a.m. The coach was ENORMOUS. It transported just under 50 students and 4 teachers. The mood was jovial and optimistic as we hoisted our day bags into the luggage department.
The 3 hour trip passed amazingly quickly as the stunning countryside and pleasant adult company was stimulating. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with one of the other female teachers. She was the organiser of the trip. I was extremely impressed with her efficiency and relaxed demeanour throughout the entire day.
The sun was shining brilliantly when we arrived in Marseilles. I snapped this mini Arc de Triomphe through the bus window.
And this snap of a church towering over the city doesn't do justice to its majesty. The reflection is because I attempted to photograph through the bus window.
Disembarking the students from the coach took ages, so I asked one of the students to take a shot of me with the boats and distant castle in the background.
Chaos reigned as the 40-odd french students, mingled with the 30-odd visiting German students from another bus.
The tour of the exterior of the Marseilles museum was very interesting. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to understand a lot of the rapid french commentary. The museum is situated by the sea. The FREEZING wind chilled my bones. We didn't go inside the museum because that would have cost too much!!
The incredibly beautiful, lace-like decoration was a fantastic feature of the museum.
The views from the top of the museum were spectacular.
Lunch was relaxed and easy. We huddled in small groups, trying to evade the bitterly, cold sea wind.
The students were extremely well behaved and calm. They made the day a huge success.
The second half of the day was spent half an hour away, in Aix-en-Provence.
The teacher sent groups of students off on a scavenger hunt. Meanwhile, the adults were taken on an informal tour of the old part of town.
Narrow alleyways everywhere.
I loved the frontage to these two restaurants.
This charming square seemed as if it were plucked out of the middle ages.
At the end of the scavenger hunt, all of the students converged on this expensive, but nice, lolly shop.
The adults, meanwhile, enjoyed coffees.
"Ahhh! A hard day's work at the office!"
We had half an hour free time, before the bus departed to return back to Gap.
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