Marseille, France Travel Blogs

Arrived in Marseilles after an uneventful train ride from Nimes.  While expensive, the trains in France are quite comfortable and timely.  A quick but expensive taxi driven by the most polite and charming gentleman encountered in France delivered ...

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and after asking to abunch of ppl we meet alain and his wife, who are heading to italy and passing by marseille and the souther coast they lead us to bordighera

... Ferry Boat landing, then up towards Notre-Dame de la Garde, a beautiful church that sits atop a hill overlooking the city of Marseille.  The streets are narrow and hilly, much like those in San Francisco, California. It's hard to believe that two cars can ...

Didn't take long to get there from Nice. Cool Hostel. Walked around the Harbour, Cours Julien is good, cafe's, bookshops, soup kitchens. The Notre Dame de la Garde is cool, but I got there at 5pm and it was closed. I got a boat to an Island near the ...

Uzun bir yolculuktan sonra nihayet Marsilya'dayim. Fakat geldigime degdi galiba. Istasyondan kafayi uzatir uzatmaz karsima cikan manzara bu sehre bir anda kanimi isitti. Hani eski turk filmlerinde olur, adam koyden trenle Haydarpasa garina gelir, disari ...

Hi Nicholas, this is Parker. I wanted to tell that the bird poop felt very weird. Also, we had a mean owner in the Paris apartment and we wiped it on her dooor knob! The keyboard is very different.At the public beaches some of the women don"t have bikini ...

... . So a little after 11am, some 20h hours after we left Africa, I rolled off the ramp in Marseille, France.  The customs and immigration were remarkably quick.  Ridiculously quick some might say.  They comprised ...

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After a fantastic 3 weeks in France we packed up, cleaned out the house and drove to Marseille airport.  After a long drive we finally got to the airport and after more delays got on the plane and back to Gatwick Tony collected us from the airport and ...

We have left Italy behind. Aughhh... And have now stopped in Marseille, France. It is quite difficult to change languages so abruptly. I was getting used to "gratzi" but have moved on to "merci." Although "gratzi" still comes out more often than not. ...

... . Forgive my digression............ So we were in Marseille this weekend. It is the second largest city in France, but Marseille has a totally different feel: the colors of its buildings are different, the architecture is simpler, the Marseillais ...

... va sauver l'Afrique et ne travaille plus qu'avec elles. Faudrait quand même pas que nos européennes y prennent goût (?) Arrivée à Marseille Provence à l'heure. Michhhh est là, fidèle au poste, les retrouvailles font du bien. Petit dîner à base d'escargots et ...

... that he had grown up in the castle, and lived there until he and Dominique married and moved to an apartment in Marseille.The Peytavin family sold the property in 1998, but have been back to visit several times for family gatherings. Michael was surprised ...

... post pictures so you can understand why. The 9th, 10th, and this morning, we had orientation which included a bus tour of Marseille. It's amazingly beautiful and there's just so much history here! Taking tonight to myself to finish a book and start this ...

Here are some pictures of Marseille on a pretty day compared to the day of the bus tour. Apparently these blue skies are the norm here.  It feels like it should be April not January!!!

We took the chance, as we were working in Aix-en-Provence during the week, to go to Marseille in a weekend day trip. Marseille seemed nice but so huge to spend the whole day walking around... It was a warm summer day and we felt like for refreshing things ...

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So, yes; we once again oversleep and miss our train to St Tropez.  Oh well, c'est la vie!!   Have to buy more goodies at marker, Chez Josy here we come!!  She squels in delight at our sight and I told her ,y youngest wrote about her to his ...

We finally arrived in Marseille, Provence, France the homeland of Michael's 4th generation great grandfathers, Mathieu DEVAUX and Francois Charles PEYTAVIN Du Riblon. I could tell many things were racing through Michael's head as he sat next to me quietly ...

... boat was too large to fit into it, so we were stuck over by the cruise ship docks and the ship yards. Instead of exploring Marseille with us, Stee spent the day working in his office. He's looking at buying another yacht. Not to replace this one, but a " ...

... to use the equipment was not an easy feat.  We went to the local tourist office and asked the experts about wheelchairs in Marseille.  She honestly looked at us with an eyebrow up and said there wasn't anything for us and that the only public ...

Privaziavus Marselį pirmą kartą pajutom pietietiską chaosą. Mieste visur kamsčiai, visur motoroleriai, visur betvarkė kelių eismo taisyklių atzvilgiu. Pats miestas nėra labai sutvarkytas, tačiau vis ...

For description of our Marseille "experience", see next entry.

Marseille, France The Coast of Marseille! Our first chance to glimpse the blue, blue Mediterranean Sea and my first chance to dip my foot in it! BRR! It was chilly!! We only had one night to explore, so we took a bus down to the beachfront area. It ...

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... us around and continue to accuse us when it was obvious we were innocent..so he and his gang left. Man. So we finally arrived in Marseille and found our place, and got a bite to eat..by this time, it was pretty late, so we watched a football match on the ...

... much of a dork), but I have a bunch of pictures of the city that you should see.  It's gorgeous here!  Marseille is definitely a big city (and kind of dirty), but the port, and the historical aspects are phenomenal!   I think if ...

on the train

French 101 Mike and Lorlinda are now in deep French country, and those French lessons better work because now it’s sink or swim. For the most part they’re staying afloat but there have been some near drownings. To save on the Euros, they&# ...

... is a group of Euromed students that work to help us international students find our way around campus and get a feel for Marseille, as well as just being an all around huge help! They also throw parties in our dorm on Tuesdays... crazy Frenchies!* & ...