Marseille

Dubbed the meeting place of the world. It's quite a large city, second only to Paris, which I was not aware of. The people are friendly, the old port is loaded with boats (although nowhere near the standards of Cote d'Azur), the restaurants are plentiful and the people watching is fun, as always. I toured old town and the large basilica at the top of a peak, which stands guard over the city. Old town was cool but nothing too exciting; small windy streets where you have to hug the wall when a car drives by. I took a little trolley to both places, which was fun, although I may as well have tatooed "tourist" on my forehead. Who cares, I'll never see these people again! The basilica was fantastic, mainly for the view. The inside was very ornate and beautiful, the crypt was cool, but unfortunately blocked off, which messed up my picture. I feel like everything is under construction when I go. Jeez. The view of the city from the basilica was amazing, absolutely gorgeous! I could have spent hours up there making my way around. All in all though, I wasn't that impressed with the city and on future trips, would skip it. I should probably wait to post that until I've safely left the city. I've rented a small apartment this time around and while I'm enjoying the space (and again, the washing machine) it's not everything it's cracked up to be. I was looking forward to grocery shopping and curing some of my food cravings, but I forgot that the basic spices (like salt) are not supplied and it's not worth it to buy them for a few days (it's not like I'm doing tequila shots on a regular basis), so, I probably won't be doing this again. Lesson learned; I have to wait until I get home to experience the comforts of it. Life is so unfair. ha-ha.

P.S. Nobody ever buy Old El Paso pre-made queso or guacomole, it's just not worth it!

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