Novotel Marseille Vieux Port

... made some friends had we the time and resources to put together costumes... I decided we were dressed up as Canadians, which I thought would have worked great until Tom pointed out that Canadians would probably speak more French. But we weren't really left out, there were only a handful of people dressed up. Overall; here is the tally of costumes in Aix on halloween: 2 girls in witch hats (with one stocking each), 5 ...

... stay at this lovely lady&#8217;s home and forward onto Italy from another port<br>2) change destination to another port on Corse where there are more options for forwarding onto Italy<br>3) wait 2 days until there is a direct ferry from Marseille to italy (the one we thought we were on)<br><br>In the end we decided on No. 2. I was actually thankfull for once of Brian&#8217;s obsessive earliness as ...

... parents for a trip to Cassis, Toulon, and for a drive around the Sainte-Victoire mountain. Yes, I was an 'honoury' northerner for the day (Lizzie, je blague, je blague!). Cassis is absolutely beautiful, picture perfect, with a little marina and a beach, with amazing turquoise-coloured water. We had a huge breakfast there which meant I didn't need to eat again until 7, and then headed along the coast to Toulon, where we walked through a market to one of the marinas, which ...

... yesterday, Saturday, and it is cooler but still nice. The trip here was spectacular with many olive groves and big mountains. Today we went on a tour to Les Beax - another medieval town with a castle - poor Graham and on his birthday too. Then we went winetasting and to the premier olive oil producers in France. The Mistrql was blowing on the tour and it was very cold but warmer back here in the camp. Tomorrow we explore Aix on foot then we go to Avignon.

... s how. From there I simply validate my account and I&#8217;m part of a network which allows me free access from many different parts of France. But I don&#8217;t understand; I still need a router and signal coming from this hotel. Why do I even need this network? And where&#8217;s my little blue ball down there? I ask too many questions. Sometimes it&#8217;s better just to take what&#8217;s given and be grateful. That ...

Ja, was kann man zu Marseille sagen? <br><br>In meinem persönlichen Städteranking liegt Marseille sicher hinter Tunis und Barcelona, aber auf jeden Fall vor den italienischen Städten. Und das obwohl Französisch nicht gerade meine Lieblingssprache ist :) <br><br>Aber die Stadt ist einfach nett :) Schöne Gebäude, für die man eigentlich wie so oft viel mehr Zeit haben sollte. Kleine Restaurants und Cafes in den Straßen und dazu ein schöner Segelhafen. Der macht ...

... and cost an astonishing 14 million gold francs. Designed in the Romano-Byzantine style, it took over 20 years to raise the funds to finish the interior, which can hold a 3,000-strong congregation. The 'petite train' only cost 5 euro each, each time, so it was really good value. After getting back, we returned to the hotel for a rest before going out again for dinner - luckily Matt knew ...

... s down the hall. I could use some help here, not being French, so I've considered offering a ***** money to let me watch her bathe, but I don't know if she'd do it. It's probably too kinky. Those rooms don't even have an electrical outlet, much less TV, or curtains on the window. Now if there's something scarier than the fact that there are thousands of Frenchmen walking the streets in various stages of un-wash ...

... still packed full of people (mostly dressed in black and carrying All Blacks paraphenalia), but at least there were ticket machines as well as a couple of real live people on ticket counters, so it was fairly fast moving. The train, as expected, was quite full all of the way to the station. Then it was time to try and get into the ground (even though it was still early, queues were beginning to form). First step was to get ...