This is just one of dozens of cafes and restaurants that line up along the quays of the Old Port in Marseille, France.

As a main maritime gateway, Marseille has been the first city to set their foot on for many tourists, immigrants, merchants, and students.  For those who leave France from here, they may be returning to their homeland.  Or, Marseille may be a point of departure for their next adventure in a faraway place.  Some people may be here, just dreaming that some day they, too, will leave... like Marius, a son of Cesar who runs a bar near this port (portrayed in Marcel Pagnol's novels).


"Whenever I go to the dock and look at the horizon, I am on the other side.  If I see a boat on the ocean, it pulls me like a cord... like a belt pulling my sides, and I don't know where I am, I cannot think of anything else..."   - Marcel Pagnol, French writer and filmmaker from Marseille area


Media: Original watercolor
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 in. (on 12 x 9 in. paper)
Purchase: Sold

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