At 2 a.m., after landing in Marseille,
after a delayed Ryanair flight and a rather uncomfortable wait at London Stansted, we arrived in the city center in our rental car. Right in the heart of the oldest residential district – La Lorette.
The choice of this location proved to be a good one, as we witnessed a very local environment, full of city life.
"Marseille (French: Marseille) is a city in southern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in the country, after Paris. The city within its administrative boundaries has a population of approximately 900,000, while the Marseille metropolitan area, depending on the source, has a population of between 1,380,000[3] and 1,614,501. It is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region."
On the first day, we head to the Old Port, which is also the city's tourist center.
With temperatures over 20°C (68°F), we basked in the sun as we gazed at the city from the top deck of a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus.
This allowed us to explore the most touristy, vast part of the city in less than two hours.
Then it was time for lunch, which meant choosing a restaurant where we could enjoy Marseille's famous fish soup: bouillabaisse.
Adek preferred "fish and chips".
I will write about this dish in a special entry.
