Blogs from Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 5

Finally. I'm actually blogging about what I did today, instead of what I did a week and a half ago. I wanted to get a feel for the city today, so I decided to walk to the port via the old town and the cathedral and then see the 3 castles that guard the port. Also I wanted to have a look at the jardin du pharo (the Pharoe's Garden). Before heading back to the hostel via the new town. The old town was run down and not very interesting. The port was OK the closer you got to the centre-ville. Away from there it was all under construction, or so it seemed. One of the castles had scaffholding all around it, another was just a squat concrete block on a hill, and I couldn't see ... read more

Geo: 43.2983, 5.38322 GUN 19 günlerden ÇARŞAMBA Sabah yine harika bir güne uyandım.. Arkamızda ki komşumuz, yerini boşalttı.. Ağaçların altı pek püfürdek .. Hemen oraya seyirdik ve kurulduk. Bugün, La Couronne pazarı varmış. Bir bakayım dedim . Kasaba,bize ,yaklaşık 2 km mesafede. Güzel bir Pazar kurulmuş. Eşe dosta, lavanta yağı ve lavanta sabunu aldım. Nefis midyeler satılıyor. Buranın midyesi pek bir makbulmuş.. Hemen aldım ve taze taze.... Ayşe'ye bir sürpriz yapayım dedim. Bira eşliğinde güzel bir öğlen yemeği oldu. Laf aramızda, gerçekten buranın midyesi iyiymiş yani.. 13:30 da Marsilya'ya gitmek üzere yola çıktık… Şehir çok yakın ve hemen şehre girdik ...daha doğrusu girme teşebbüsünde bulunduk.. Her taraf kazılıyor ve şehir trafiğinin içine edilmiş vaziyette.. Nasılsa merkeze yaklaştık ve aracı park yerine bıraktım... read more

This morning I made my way out of Lyon and arrived in Marseille. I will be spending the next five days here. This is not only to allow me to visit the actual city of Marseille but I do plan on visiting some of the neighbouring towns as well. The weather in leaving Lyon was grey and slightly windy and it was not any better as I arrived in Marseille. It was quite chilly and the rain was coming down. No worries … it was bound to happen at one point in this trip. The saving grace was that my hotel the Newhotel Vieux Port is directly across from the Vieux-Port metro station and just a few steps from the actual Vieux Port. My room looks out on this neighbouring church and if you step out ... read more

Ok, so I know it has been a while since I have blogged (already?!? Not a good start) and so much has happened since the last so I will split it up a bit. This blog, as the title suggests, is about my trip to Marseille… I had a few days off before my classes actually started so decided to run away to the south of France to catch a bit of the Mediterranean summer. And what a good idea it turned out to be!!! I caught the TGV which is the super fast long distance train system in France. Marseille is about 800km from Paris and it only took 3 hours! Plus it was rather cheap, only 80euros return. I just adore travelling by train as well… You know that saying “It’s not the destination, ... read more

I haven't had a chance to go on to internet in the last two days so let me fill you in on what's be going on. My first night in the hostal, having a good shower before going to bed and sleeping in a real bed, felt like I was sleeping deeply at the bottom of the sea. I woke at 7.30 and jumped out of my bunk-bed and realised my back was feeling great, I had a long cool shower and went for breakfast which is payed for in the price of the youth hostel. Every one is very nice here and says good morning with a smile, I found my self grinning at everyone they were all so pretty and well dress, Swiss blonds and geeky Americans, cute Koreans, and pompus British, what fun! ... read more