I was so surprised to discover that Marseille is so un South of France. Well there aren’t any of those types that frequent the SoF in their flash cars and fancy clothing. No Marseille is just full of normal people living their lives with a smattering of tourists. I mean I didn’t have any flash clothes although I had a few smart items for the evening when the restaurants beckoned. I have an image of a real gritty city with some crime and grime as I call it but initially I saw none of this.
The hotel that had been chosen was on the cornice and was a lure for all the looky looky men, This is my description of Africans trying to sell anything that resembles wooden animals, leather bags, sunglasses or watches. I have a view that as you walk past they are saying “looky_looky”. I am just not going to buy. The first time I ever came across them was in Los Cristianos in the Canaries, then I think we bought something as it looked a real bargain.
The harbour is right opposite the hotel and the rest of the first day is me content sitting with coffee watching the world go by.
