Sightseaing with Florence

Yesterday, Florence and I went to Cassis (a nearby town), and today we went to the beach! In both cases, the sea was just lovely. 

Cassis is a small touristy town. It had been billed as a really "artistic" community by an acquaintance of mine, but it was a bit disappointing in that all of the shops sold mass-produced items or alternatively were high-end designer franchises.

Nonetheless, we had fun wandering around, and the views during the bus ride were stupendous!!!

We had intended to walk up to the chateau (ruins situated on the top of the cliff overlooking the harbor) but were told that because of how the walls were, etc., there was no view and it was really not worth the effort...that we were better off just taking photos from below.

View of the chateau's ruins on the edge of the cliff

So, instead of hoofing it up, we went to the small beach instead. It was HEAVING with people, and the waves were just enough to cause lots of excitement (and splash those of us walking along the edge). This was a pebble beach which turned to soft sand just at the water's edge.

Since we hadn't had our suits with us, we decided to go to the beach for real today. It started out a bit overcast, but quickly became sunny and gorgeous. The beach we went to was a sandy beach with a delineated swimming area. The water is beautifully clear (although I was feeling wimpy and it felt a bit cold to me...)

The water became much brighter once the sun was out!

The beach "services" area...includes bathroom, changing rooms, restaurant

Florence trying to coax me deeper

The light changed minute by minute

The shimmer of the water was really lovely

View of the buildings perched above the beach

Sorry about the crooked horizon!!!

The boulders were a wee bit to jagged to climb on

And we get to go back tomorrow with Ashley to do it again!!

Love,

Alexandra