Two Sundays ago, Caitlin and I went to Marseille for the afternoon. We had a picnic lunch at the Vieux Port, and then we took a ferry out to Chateau D'If, the island fortress/prison which is most famous for its role in the fictional novel the Count of Monte Cristo.
As the ferry left the harbor, we were treated to some pretty spectacularly beautiful views.
This is Chateau D'If. It was originally built during the reign of Louis XIV to protect Marseille from attack by sea. Oddly, enough, about half of the displays inside were devoted to the Count of Monte Cristo, which I thought was rather odd since it is completely fictional. I mean, it's not like Chateau D'If wouldn't be cool or interesting without the novel.
For a prison, there were some pretty amazing vistas from the isle. The Mediterranean is so blue!
Here we are on the top of the castle. After walking around for a bit, and then sitting and reading in the sun, we hopped aboard another ferry and headed back home to Aix.
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