HBM - Finding religion

A steep very tiring climb up to this church with hundreds of dusty steps in this heat was probably a mistake. The benches very welcome at this half-way point. In fact, the Basilica was so crowded we never went inside. I know – a great shame! A fine view of the city was had from the top though and then we saw the easy roadway up, along the top left ridge here –our way down too. Ah well.
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde, known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère, is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille. Its construction started in 1853 and lasted for forty years.

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