Tagged With "Marseille"
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Re: Autumn: A season for soup
Soup, my favorite! Here are 2 more, a preview from next week's Oaxaca blog (Wednesday, 10/28), 'Food'.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 19, 2014: Bouillabaise
If I find a meal I enjoy on my travels, then I try to recreate it when time allows. Have you been successful in importing a meal that makes a pleasant surprise for the folks back home ? I never did try the Chinese "Fish Head Soup" or the "Chicken Porridge".
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 19, 2014: Bouillabaise
A number of times we've found dishes or cooking methods that have become part of our routine at home--but I'll pass on this one because (among other things) the particular fish needed are only available here at prices that would make you think they flew first-class! But we have continued to make the meat-stuffed zucchini we learned in our Bologna cooking class two years ago. No shortage of domestic zucchini!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 19, 2014: Bouillabaise
Another reason to go back to Marseilles!I hadnt even given thought to go fishing in the natural harbors of the Calanques.Who's going to cook my catch?
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 17, 2014: Cobble Stone Square in Aix-en-Provence
Aix is a favorite with us, even though we've spent only limited time there...but long enough to have posted a Picture of the Day featuring the local market , not far from the scene of your picture...it's really a great walking town.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 17, 2014: Cobble Stone Square in Aix-en-Provence
An evocative image, Islandman, and no -- I can't think of any place this could be but France. Thanks for sharing the photo and the story behind it!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 17, 2014: Cobble Stone Square in Aix-en-Provence
You sure captured France!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 17, 2014: Cobble Stone Square in Aix-en-Provence
Draws me in...and back to my days in Provence, too many years ago. Thanks for the reminder of France's southern beauty.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 23, 2014: Marseille, Capital of Sport 2017
I recently had an Airbnb guest from the south of France. He's in the process of selling his long-time home in a fashionable place and plans to buy an apartment in Marseille. I think it's another indicator that the city has come a long way and clearly with intent. I look forward to visiting.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 2, 2014: Boats at Cassis, France
Just like the Cornish Riviera - with French rural architecture. Once you have a taste for living by the sea - its hard to be drawn away.
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Re: Capital of Culture Series: Marseilles
The pictures are so nice. We never thought that Marseilles looked like this. We thought it was a dreary port town. This makes us rethink any trips to the south of France. If we were to go hiking, how many days would be good there ? 2 ? 3 ? Thanks.
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Re: Eurostar: New Amenities, New Routes
Thanks for this. You gave me the idea to book the Eurostar for our train travel from Cologne, Germany via Brussels, to London.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 2, 2014: Boats at Cassis, France
We had a day to spare on a recent trip to Marseilles . The B'n' B we were staying at recommended a visit to Cassis (French pronunciation:kasi). We took a local train there, about 40 minutes journey from Marseilles. The town is situated...
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Coming: TG's 'European Capital of Culture' Series
TG Update: These articles are now available -Capital of Culture Series: LiverpoolCapital of Culture Series: Marseilles Each year, the EU designates a special city or cities as the European Capital of...
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Capital of Culture Series: Marseilles
Marseille Cathedral, near the Vieux Port I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city. Have a walk...
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Eurostar's direct London-Marseille route opens
London-Marseille in 6-1/2 hours without changing trains, or heading early to airports and finding your way back to downtown. That's the premise of Eurostar's new direct service from London's Saint Pancras to Marseille's Saint Charles stations. The...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Jul 21, 2015: French Patisserie, Cassis
It's no secret that I like my food and am always looking for that something special to tantalise my taste buds, and what better way than to enter into a French patisserie and sample their delights. I spotted this attractive...
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Autumn: A season for soup
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren't wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons. And with...
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Eurostar: New Amenities, New Routes
Eurostar—the Channel Tunnel train operator has had a good year with reviving economies, and is adding new trains and new routes as it rounds out its 20th year in service. That includes WiFi and dedicated check-in areas for business-class...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 6: Chateau D'If, France's Alcatraz
The storied Chateau D’If sits on the small island of If, just a short ferry ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. Built originally (depending on your view) to defend Marseille from invasion or to keep Marseille under the king’s...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 23, 2014: Marseille, Capital of Sport 2017
Marseille, which had a successful run last year as Europe's Capital of Culture, has now decked out its city hall, the Hotel de Ville, with banners and artwork announcing the city's status as Capital of Sports for 2017. Watch Gumbo in the next weeks...
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Marseille's History Museum: Links to Past and Future
When we first visited Marseille's museum of the city's history, we found it fascinating; when we heard it had expanded and improved as part of last year's Capital of Culture celebration, we knew we'd be back. Model at top shows what remains above...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 17, 2014: Cobble Stone Square in Aix-en-Provence
On a recent visit to Marseilles in southern France, we took a day trip by train to Aix-en-Provence. It was a pleasant 50 or so minute ride in a clean, comfortable and modern carriage, and the passing scenery of Provence was...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 19, 2014: Bouillabaise
You'll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you'll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and "the" recipe. As with most foods that originated among...
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Apr. 20, 2016: Waterfront fish sellers, Marseille
Marseille's traditional waterfront fish market, selling right off the boat, has survived gentrification of the Vieux Port area.