Auberge la Folie Marseille

Really beautiful train ride along the coast (which in a way it is a shame that the railway is right on the beach) Marseille is a bigger city and not so quaint but the port area is nice. Flew out of Marseille to Lisbon. I know not quite geographically logicall

... but petty crimes and muggings are commonplace. There's no need for paranoia but you should avoid the Belsunce area. Women will get unsolicited attention, ranging from wolf-whistling to sometimes aggressive chat up routines- but keep your wits about you and you should be fine."

OK....This is coming from a guidebook that can make Somalia sound like an enticing destination. I take the opportunity to hide most of my cash deep in my pack. The train finally creaks ...

... gave me a leaflet explaining to the crowd that, as they are one of the worst behaved, they are being asked to not whistle or shout during the game, especially conversions, but to hiss instead. We then walked up to our seats, the pitch surrounded by high-barred fencing and barbed wire, and manned by security guards! Luckily the crowd was in a good mood that day! It was a good game,Toulon won, even if play was a bit unprofessional, and of course got tosee Jonny ...

... in devil ears, 1 batman, 1 Spiderman, a copule dudes in masks, 2 girls with just some random fake blood on their face, 3 poorly represented Village people, and a guy who we think was Peter Pan, but he had cardboard fairy wings so we're not sure. All in all, Halloween ended up being a pretty fun night, but we certainly missed being home for this day! Now we are off to the Rhone Valley for some great wine... in a CAR! Stay tuned.

... Argh! I tried to get him to go up into the town and explore, but I couldn’t drag him further than a few blocks - worry that we needed to be back in time…?!?!

Finally around 4, they opened the gate so we could drive in. Only to find the ticket office didn’t open until 6pm. While waiting, we talked with a lovely Frenchcouple who were completely unperturbed at our lack of language ...

... weekend has put me right back on track, though, and so hopefully uni work will follow suit. Also got a lovely postcard from Dad looking over Holnicote, great to hear that everyone at home is well, even though I think I sometimes forget that life still carries on there when I'm not around.

Bon soir to all, from a very happee Charlotteee
xx

P.S Managed to get to one of the markets in town this week, got a full bag of fruit and vegetables for about 5€!

... water taxi across to the other side. About half way down the length of the harbor there is a free water taxi that goes back and forth all day. We were very thankful although as it turns out the other fort was closed as well. Let's just sit and relax until we have to catch our plane. Good idea! We had a wonderful trip. The south o' France is really beautiful.

... a l air d une piste cyclable) et rouler 3 de large!!! 6) Rouler avec des "snifs" de vin fraichement presse! Top 5 bouffe 1) Tartiflette a 20h30...afames! 2) Cafes au lait 3) Chateau Neuf du Pape...un peu plus cher mais c est plus que du bonbon 4) Raisin...saoureux...vraiment sucre! 5) Et...biensur la fameuse baguette! 6) Olives (pitchoulines et de Nyons!)...la tapenade aussi!

... les lèvres... Bouah, pas cool ! En descendant cette rue plutôt à pic, je regarde droit devant moi, marchant d'un pas décidé. En arrivant à l'immense marina, vers 11 heures 30, je croise la bouche de métro, futur point de rendez-vous. Bon ! Il est repéré, une bonne chose de faite. Je continue plus loin, je marche sur la rue qui contourne le côté est du port ; il y a des marchands de poisson et quelques marins affairés, tous avec un fort accent marseillais. Je prends ...

... delete plus searches was all working, a very positive result. The cafeteria was open, so we had lunch there and I must say it was absolutely fantastic and great value for money. Day 3 On day 3 I started off working with Pierrick doing some bug ...