Blogs from Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 16

(Written on April 30) I was able to get a "direct" train to Marseille - meaning I didn't have to switch train stations in Paris (always a plus as the metro is not fun with my huge bag). This would be my first train ride alone, so it was pretty cool to just chill by myself for 6.5 hours. I got quite bored. By 2:30, I was in Marseille and was greeted with a beautiful sunny day, and Kim was in a tank top. I felt overdressed immediately! (I had a button up shirt and jeans). First thing we did was put my huge bag in a locker at the train station so I wouldn't have to lug it around town all day. The plan was to pick it up later that night. After this, Kim ... read more

Septiembre 20 Strassbourg, Colmar,Besancon, Dijon, Beaune Aprovechamos la mañana para visitar el casco antiguo de Strassbourg, sus calles, la Petite France y la Grand Ile, sus casas de madera con el entrando y los geranios y en fin tantas cosas típicas a las que estábamos acostumbrado de ver o imaginar en los cuentos alemanes y que finalmente concretamos en esta visita. Es una ciudad con mucho toque alemán…de hecho ha hecho parte en ocasiones de Alemania ya actualmente de Francia. Sus habitantes hablan un dialecto con mucho contenido alemán. Después de esto iniciamos un recorrido por la ruta del vino de Alsacia, una serie de pueblos típicos de esta región y productores de vinos, especialmente el Riesling. Nos sentimos en Alemania en todo momento. Pasamos por Molsheim, Obernai, el mas grande de todos…allí caminamos un rato ... read more

We're sure Marseille must have been a beautiful city years ago, but unfortunately it looked like it was having a hard time keeping up with its population. The rumor is that the city has a lot of crime, although better than it used to be. Interesting because, right outside the train station on some massive flights of stairs there were men in camo with huge machine guns slung on their shoulders! We walked through the city to the Vieux Port to take a 10 euro boat to a nearby island where the Chateau d'If, fortress turned prison that is famous by the Count of Monte Cristo story resides. The funny thing was that the boat passed the island giving us a nice view of the famous prison and then continued on to another island farther out ... read more

Ce qu'il advient demain, dans tous les cas, on ne le sait que demain. Parfois, on ne reussit à "comprendre" le signe que lorsque nous voyons l'évènement qui aurait été évité si nous l'avions compris avant, si simplement notre esprit avait été assez ouvert. J'essaie de mon mieux à ce que mon esprit ne se ferme pas, et je suis tres vigilant quand je m'entends penser qu'une chose est définitive ! Rien ne l'est, c'est la premiere verite des bouddhistes : ***l'Impermanence de toutes choses*** En ce moment, les signes sont là, mais ils le sont toujours, en réalité, c'est simplement nous qui sommes plus ou moins ouvert. La plupart du temps, notre vie n'exige pas de nous qu'on se retrouve dans une impasse, confronté a des choix douloureux, et là, que l'on s'ouvre (ou pas), ... read more

Dec 15, 1993 *City official name :Marseille *Founded date : *Location :ProvenceProvince *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Marseille is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port. It is considered the Provençale capital, one of the Occitan capitals of Occitania and France. Marseille is also the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, as well as the préfecture (capital) of the Bouches-du-Rhône département. Marseille was founded in 600 BC by Greeks from Phocaea as a trading port under the name Μασσαλία (Massalia; se... read more