David chose Marseille as his city destination of choice on the weekend. Marseille is the second-largest city in France and, having been founded by Greeks as the city of Massalia in 600 BC, the oldest. Therefore it was no surprise that we had a little trouble finding parking. The city does look a little old and "used", at least compared to Nice (the 5th-largest city in France). However, on a Sunday afternoon the traffic was not bad.
As a specific destination, Craig picked a museum he thought would appeal to the boys: the Natural History Museum. It is housed in one wing of a palace built by Napoleon III - the palace "symbolizes the excess of the Second Empire," according to the guide book. The other wing of the Palais Longchamps is the Musée des baux arts. The field (champ) of the palace's name is now a classical public garden laid out behind the building. Only having one afternoon, we stuck with just the Natural History Museum, which had a temporary exhibit on Man and the Sea, plus the permanent exhibits on natural history (as the name of the museum suggests!), with dozens (hundreds!) of stuffed specimens of various fauna from around the world. As an added bonus, admission was free, and so was the street parking (because it was Sunday).
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