Sofitel Marseille Vieux-Port

... English in the entire town. We found our hostel super late at night (and they don't make hostels in France like they did in Spain... no more free internet!). The next morning, we walked into town not really knowing what to see or do. But as we were looking for a quick Petit Dejuner (breakfast) we stumbled upon the Saturday market. We sat at a cafe on the square and had the most amazing breakfast 5 euro can buy if you ...

... 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 ...

As it is nearly a month after my last entry, the time has come to write my third installment of mes aventures francaises...<br><br>Having spent most of my free time out with the girls (drinking far too much 1664 and sangria), I didn't think I'd have much to write about, hence the delay on this entry, however the length of this will probably tell you that I was wrong! For a start, we've had two 21st birthdays so far, Lizzie's and then Louise's today, so lots of celebrating ...

Bonjour avec Aix-en-Provence Cherie<br>Since the last news we have visited the Cote D'Azur spending time at Monte Carlo and Antibes. We stayed near Antibes at a place called Biot and at night you could hear the seals at nearby Marineland - very strange. It was still quite hot and stickey with more mozzies. Monte Carlo was wall to wall money with billions of dollars in boats and cars. Antibes was similar but it had a lovely old town as well.<br>We arrived ...

... myself to one a day for the sake of conscience. They&#8217;re the thin kind, too, so usually come folded like a paper airplane or even rolled up tortilla-style. Of course there are lots of Maghribian dishes in the Arab quarter- couscous etc., but that requires actually sitting down&#8230; ahem. Easier are the taboules and other salads available in the grocery stores. At least a steady diet of vitamins has finally ...

It started with a typical french breakfast - croissants, pain au chocolad, cheese and coffee - then fruits.<br>Then we planned a trip to the sea. We drove about 2 hours and finally arrived in a town called Saint Cyr Les Lecques.<br>BIG problem - parking. We searched for an hour to find a place to park. The town is really pretty with a crowded beach. There are a lot of cafes and ...

... plug won't fit in properly with my adapter as it has this cover.... then oooppps, the cover accidently breaks off and everything is fine. I do some typing and then decide to have a snooze for an hour, I have two seats and I can stretch out. Little do I know when you win with one thing you lose with another.! I have no host in Marseille tonight, my host can only host me for Wednesday night. I arrive in Marseille there is a nice train station and I ...

... in their ignorance. Marseille is a fast food paradise. That's good considering that sit-down meals would be about the same price as the cheap rooms. I'm in the shawarma part of town, little Africa. If you want bouillabaisse, then that's another quarter. Moroccans here seem right at home, sipping mint tea in sidewalk cafes, while their wives stay at home and do all the work, just like good little Tangerines back home ...

... walk up that hill in the heat. I got pretty burnt today, oops! Oh well, should come back as the bronzed aussie everyone over here expects us to be. Rang Dad for fathers day today, like the wonderful daughter I am ;-) Think I will catch a cruise out to one of the islands tomorrow, should be nice. Anyway, gonna do some research on Nice. Salut Katharine