Trip to Marseille with my Students!
Last week, I got to be a "chaperone" and accompany my studentson a school fieldtrip to Marseille!
Twisty-turny bus ride. We took 2 buses between the 75-ish students and dozen adults.
Nice countryside views from the bus window. We detoured off the main autoroute and took the smaller highway and got some beautiful views of the towns/water/countryside
Boardwalk along the water in the city
This is a Coca Cola advertisement mural on the side of the building.The "Coke" coming out of the bottle is actually the city of Marseille
We headed up to the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde for a stunning view of the city below.Travel book excerpt:
"The domed neo-Byzantine-style structure was erected b/w 1853 & 1864 on the site of a 1214 chapel...It is topped by a 33-ft-high gilded bronze statue of the Madonna, who watches out for the fishermen headed to sea."
Enjoying the view, well, sort of
Invasion of students! Step aside tourists, here we come!
The inside of the Basilique is filled with mosaics and murals,along with other artwork (and pews)
One of my students offered to take my photo.Have I mentioned recently how much I love my students? They are just too cute.
After the Basilique visit, we walked down the Colline to the famous port, "where ships have docked continually for 2,600 years." Then we headed to a big park to eat our sack lunches, then either relax -- or run around on a full stomach -- this is what separates the grown-ups from the students... haha, I can tell I'm officially old when I want to take a nap after eating instead of doing cartwheels with my students...
Great weather, great students (I love them!!)...a great day trip!I'm thankful to have been a part of it! :)
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Leaving students at the end of the term is such a bittersweet moment. I can detect the changeover when toward the end of the year I have just had it with them, and then I look and say to myself--ahhh,,, but they're so cute and I really will miss them. Love you, daught!
Momadoodle
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