Short trip to France

[steveluv]

Oh sorry to hear, did you get a replacement for your passport. Usually in Europe I'm on heightened alert haha, too many bad experiences. Keep my bag against the wall and tie my zips up etc, passports I usually keep in hotel and a photocopy of it in my wallet in case of any off encounters with cops.

Thanks. Have to admit I was bit careless.

 

Will get replacement passport in Singapore

Edited June 22, 2019 by steveluv

[Lala81]

Sounds like need to have those inside your pants money pouch...

[PSP415]

 

This is a nice Chinese restaurant in Aix if you are sick of French food.

 

 

Had dinner there

 

 

 

Long beans

 

Sichuan beef

 

Beef

 

A good dinner overall and very nice environment

Hehe...nice pic and place. The lady reclined on sofa was determined not to be in your picture.

 

The lost passport a big hassle? In terms of replacement i mean.

 

Thankz for sharing the delicious food albeit we can only see and not eat.

 

Cheers

[steveluv]

Had breakfast in Aix 2 Sundays ago before leaving for Marseille 

 

 

Morning order beer get a free platter of this

 

 

[steveluv]

Marseille on Sunday 16th, at the Port area

 

 

 

 

Lunch

 

 

 

 

[pChou]

thanks for your great post, you make me miss paris now.

[steveluv]

Walking around Marseille Port area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[steveluv]

Took a 3hr boat ride in Marseille

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Neutrino]

That must be Ile d'if in that last but one photo with Château d'If and the Count of Monte Cristo waving from one of the prison cell windows.

Edited June 30, 2019 by Neutrino

[steveluv]

That must be Ile d'if in that last but one photo with Château d'If and the Count of Monte Cristo waving from one of the prison cell windows.

 

You're the man my friend. I have no idea everything is in French, sad really.

One evening in Marseille went for Marseille's famous bouillabaisse soup

 

Evening in Marseille (its like 9pm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The restaurant

 

Started with a white

 

Cold crab and sea snails

 

 

 

 

What can I say

 

Here comes the soup, lion fish

 

 

 

[Neutrino]

Those sea snails are called whelks in UK but bulot in France.

 

They are fabulous if you eat them with chilli sambal.

We always bring sambal to Europe for that purpose.

 

But also can be eaten with a dash of malt vinegar and white pepper.

 

Have you tried any razor clams in France.  Not so easy to find but they cost peanuts compared to the S$15 per piece in Singapore.

 

Also percebes are great but nore usually found in Spain.

[steveluv]

Those sea snails are called whelks in UK but bulot in France.

 

They are fabulous if you eat them with chilli sambal.

We always bring sambal to Europe for that purpose.

 

But also can be eaten with a dash of malt vinegar and white pepper.

 

Have you tried any razor clams in France.  Not so easy to find but they cost peanuts compared to the S$15 per piece in Singapore.

 

Also percebes are great but nore usually found in Spain.

 

Yes wife was commenting the snails would have been great with sambal. They are so sweet. 

 

This is about the only seafood we had there expect for fish we had lots of fish this trip especially the turbot.