So I've planned a short weekly summer trip to Marseille, because when I was the first time in france, the country was just mind-blowing.
Started looking for an appartment on https://www.airbnb.com/ and https://www.wimdu.com/. After searching for a while, I finally found a cheap room on Wimdu in Marseille, which is pretty close to the center.
Took the airplane from Berlin-Tegel to Frankfurt, after this Frankfurt to Marseille. Both flights with Lufthansa.
When arriving on the airport, I took the Navette bus to get close to my hosts appartment. The bus station seemed really crowded - same as in good ol' Berlin. Then I was waiting there for my host - I got there at like 11am or so. Was pretty tired - due to no sleep. 12am - finally my Wimdu host arrived after some fucking rain. He's called Ben and works as a freelance web designer in Marseille.
After carrying me to the appartment, which was kind of styled like mixed things of everywhere, I went into my room and took a nap.
Then I just wanted to go into the town and see what's going on there. I've seen many different influences, mainly from the northern part of Africa I guess (people from Morocco mainly I assume). When I visited Vieux Port in Marseille, after some horrible salad, which was supposed to be called "dinner" I went back to my hosts appartment over a arab marketplace. Many people where shouting some offers, selling fruits, vegetables and drinks.
=== Pictures Day one: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wayrat7zvzzk5ef/AySCD2th6S/day1
Day two started with some Cappacio in a restaurant close to my room. Was quiet okay. After going back into the direction of Vieux Port, I was picking up some water and pears - forecast said that it's going to become 30 degrees. So I passed the Port and went down the road on the coast in the direction of "Bonneveine" where I was walking up some really small roads uphill, where no tourist was. Behind some houses and trees I could already see the Notre-Dame de la Garde. Arrived - awesome view over Marseille.
Meanwhile I went back to my room. Wanted to pick up some dinner which became kind of a LITTLE FUCKING BIT MESSED UP. I hate it when I am hungry and getting my interest of getting it fixed interrupted. Went to a Kebap store - wanted to pick up a damn Burger or so. I ordered already two hopefully becoming delicious Cheeseburgers. Then something strange happened. I was just grabbing a water out of the fridge beeing alone in the kebap store with the owners I guess. There was some trouble about outside. Six man with some baseball bats vs. one (originally from Morocco probably) started getting into some trouble. The one guy just wanted to keep himself secure, but they kicked him out of the store and he stood in front of the door. So they've been shutting the lid and to close the store… I was still inside and those guys where using their baseball bats to make the store look more beautyful from the outside (smashing windows etc.)… was still inside. No dinner yet. After completely shutting down the lid the troublemakers seemed to leave it, but the Kebap man was calling the police, because of this strange case.
BUT THE FUCKING POLICE didn't come. Fuck you police! Whenever people need you - you can be sure that they won't help. Fucking asshole shitcunts ruined my dinner.
I was still in the store, but the guys seemed to have left, so I went to the Pizza store, which was close to the Kebap store. Worst Pizza ever, plus the store owner which only spoke french. "No Anglais, no Anglais!". Tried to figure out which Pizza to choose. Got some - worst Pizza ever.
Note: Arab + italian Pizzas only in the future. AND NEVER a Pizza again which is called Lorenzo.
Tried to keep the evening as relaxed as possible. Listened to some french electronic music.
=== Pictures Day two: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wayrat7zvzzk5ef/G-iKqPo_ys/day2
Nothing special happened, I was relaxing a little bit. Mainly on the apartment and its balcony.
=== Pictures Day three: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ytkhvmc76gbilx2/VH6By0DSxM
Was on a boat trip to the "callanques". Eaten a Burger.. not comparable to the Burgers you can get in Berlin - really! Got to admit, that the food here and it's quality isn't really good. There aren't any special things like oysters or frogs too.
=== Pictures Day three: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wayrat7zvzzk5ef/g-Lv5H7DId/day4