I almost forgot France!

Ah, I almost forgot that I went to France. One of the last stops on the cruise before we reached Barcelona was to Toulon, France. Toulon is a large military Harbor located in the south of France.  It is home to France’s Mediterranean naval fleet. We did not really know what to look at in Toulon since it was not a city with major sight like our other locations we visited. We spent the day wandering the city. There was a “Saturday Market” like event happening down the center of one of the roads. There were tons of fresh vegetables, olives of every kind and lots of Cheese. There was also some trinkets and clothes for cheap. There were many outdoor markets around the city. We found one while we were wandering that was almost like a bunch of outdoor clothing stores. Because the city is known for their Navel history, we did spend a lot of time going through the naval museum, which was Interesting (it was all in French so we did not learn much).  Mostly we learned that the city had been destroyed and rebut many times, especially in WWII. There are even still ships that were sank in the war sitting in the harbor unmoved.

The Navel ships in Port

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) - Largest European war ship in commission currently. 

So many Sailboats... I dont know how they do not get tangled up in the wind!

Port of Toulon

Some of the ships still sitting were they were sunk.

Old fort at the entrance of the Harbor

Ship disabled in WWII sitting there to rot.

Beautiful Sunset.