topics: bouillabaisse (food), exchange networks, Association DIA (Dialogues and Initiatives), Maison Orangina, Corsica, Marseille, French colonial and political influence around the world; jump to dispatch

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At 6:00 PM June 4, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:01 a.m. Sunset (local): 9:13 p.m.	Weather 80°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative Total 5560 mi / 8953 km	Lat: 43° 18' 05" N Lon: 5° 22' 15" E Elev: 128 ft / 39 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Marseille
Where We're Staying: Florence's excellent apartment
Places We Visited: DIA Dialogues and Initiatives office, Maison Orangina
Featured Site: Maison Orangina - espace multimedia
Person of the Day: Florence Bouillon
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: bouillabaisse; Breakfast: pain au chocolat; Lunch: sandwiches with merguez sausage or "chèvre" (goat cheese), and french fries; Dinner: salad, rice with vegetables, bread, cheese, cookies; Olive count: 2295
Word of the Day: "Oh! tu tires ou tu pointes?" is a typical Marseillaise expression (said in the typical accent of southern France) inspired by the game of boules (also called bacci in Italy). It literally means, "Hey, are you going to throw the ball or watch how it lands." More figuratively it means, "Make up your mind and get a move on (whatever it is you should be doing)."
Tech Fact of the Day: the island of Corsica is part of France: Flat Count (Cumulative): 37; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 32

Next Stop: We are in Marseille for one more day

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