Summer in Marseille

Summer in Marseille

While Marseille, on France's south coast, is the second largest city in France, and the picture of Provence is always romantic with lavender and sunflower fields, there are something surprising that many travelers and bloggers didn’t tell you the truth:

Summer is like grilling

It is entirely too hot when I arrived here around 26-28 June.The sunrise and sunset time range from 4:30 am to 9:30pm, it can be over 30°C, (hot as a hell!) to have a suntan and BBQ yourself.

Therefore, if you like to show off beautiful bronzed skin on your summer break. Go to Marseille in the summer season!

As I can see only the white enjoy the sunshine so much, the local people escape from the blistering heat under the shades.

Taxi is expensive and cannot go everywhere by walking in Provence

Although Marseille city has metro (underground/tube/subway), the hotel price is averagely higher than other city.

No wonder, the Japanese own a Hotel in the city center, they know where the money is.

If you consider to live outside the city such as big towns: Saint-Antoine, Septemes-les-Vallons or Salon-de-Provence; small towns like Cabrieres, it then charges you around 40 Euro for 15-minute taxi fee.

Outside the city is pretty much a countryside area, the normal way for local people getting to the city or other places is by driving. It is even more complicated to take a bus to the airport, you have to know where you need to transfer by another route bus and they don’t speak English, even the young people.

Motorcycles are in, not scooters.

In Marseille, scooters are for girls. Man up and go for a motorcycle.

It is not legal Graffiti; instead, simply destroying the art

Sometimes, free can be wild and be abused in the public place, Isn’t it? Many statues have been drawn unknown marks on them, and piss can be smelled just by the corner.

people piss in the corner of the arch building

Being “Islamicized”?

Besides, when you are in the city, you would be shocked that it is a typical phenomenon of being “Islamicized” and becoming a “Eurabia,”

The Muslim people are full of the city, some have run small businesses like opening a store, some are beggars with their kinds sitting on the street. It should not be so if you consider France is a beautiful and rich city. Maybe it is because Marseille's location is near the sea port, which directly offers a good chance for many migrants, no matter legal or illegal, to reach the city and settle down here. The second largest population you can see are the Black, most the white are tourists here to spend their vacation.

Illegal migrants or refugees will hope they can fly

Diverse ethnic society

Its diversity also takes on the family picture: the white father with the black kids. Is it so-called the post-globalization family? But it also shows that Marsille is a very tolerant city. Its a city for everyone. 

What is stunning and famous for the city?

I visited some famous spots: The Old Port (Le Vieux Port de Marseille) down to the Quai des Belges, and the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde: two traditional highlights here.

Le Palais Longchamp and its art museum

The funny zoo inside the park is probably another point you can complain (too boring). However, it is free to enter the park. The art gallery (for 5 Euro is just fair enough) is just next to the park, which is a good place to duck inside to have some peaceful and cool moment in the blistering heat. 

Many paintings illustrate its local beauty.

Fresh vegetables and fruits

I would like to give Marseille a very high rating in its fresh, colourful and various kinds of vegetables and fruits. Due to its warm weather and location, saying easier to transport by sea, I believe that the food product absolutely provide local people with more choices than other French cities. And I also taste some delicious chips (=British crisps) bought from the local supermarket.

It is still French style

Walking in the city street, you can grasp and smell the French style, look at the street pathway, the architecture design and French women’s stylish dressing, even though she stood by the rubbish.

Marseille Soap

Don’t forget to bring with the most famous product in Marseille-Marseille soap, which is enriched with natural extracts and olive oil, taking you into the heart of Provence.

After few days stay, I soon realize that I am allergic to the sun even when I have put on sun cream. This itchy rash broke out at the midnight, causing my sleep problem, I cannot stop to scratch my skin, and I finally felt better when I returned to the UK. Here is only 20°C, so, where is the best place to spend your vacation in the Europe?

儘管法國南海岸的馬賽是法國第二大城市,還有普羅旺斯的照片總是浪漫的薰衣草和向日葵田，有些令人驚訝的事，許多旅客和部落客都沒有告訴你真相：

夏天就像燒烤

當我在6月26日至28日到達這裡時，太熱了。日出時間從上午4點30分到下午9點半，可能超過30攝氏度（熱地獄！）會曬黑和火烤自己。

因此，如果你喜歡在暑假中炫耀美麗的金銅色皮膚。夏季就去馬賽！

正如我只看到白人享受陽光多，當地人則在陰涼處逃脫暑熱。

出租車是昂貴的，無法隨處走走

雖然馬賽市有地鐵（地下/管/地鐵），但酒店價格平均高於其他城市。日本人在這個市中心設有旅館，他們知道錢在哪裡。

如果您考慮住在城外，例如大城鎮：聖安托萬，Septemes-les-Vallons或普羅旺斯沙龍;或像Cabrieres這樣的小城鎮，您會被計程車15分鐘車程收取約40歐元(台幣1,200, PS:對照1瓶水是60元,上公車1次也是60元)。城外幾乎是農村，當地人到城市或其他地方的正常方式是開車。

乘坐公共汽車到機場更為複雜，你必須知道你需要經過另一條公車路線轉車，他們不會說英語，甚至是年輕人而且在這裡...
重機才是流行,小型機車是女士在騎的。

不合法的塗鴉;是在摧毀藝術

有時候，自由可以成為野蠻，在公共場合被濫用，不是嗎？有些雕像被幗上了不明的符號,角落邊還可聞到尿騷味.

伊斯蘭教化現象

此外，當你在城市，你會驚奇，這是一個典型的伊斯蘭教化現象。

穆斯林人口充滿了城市，有的經營著像商店一樣的小生意，有的是坐在街上帶著小孩行乞的乞丐。如果你認為法國是一個美麗而富裕的城市，那不應該是如此。

也許是因為馬賽在港口附近，直接為許多移民提供機會，無論是合法的還是非法的，到達這個城市，定居在這裡。你可以看到的第二大人口是黑人，大多數白人是這裡的遊客。

多樣化的族群社會

它的多樣性也可在家庭照片呈現：白人爸爸與黑人孩子。是所謂的後全球化社會？

什麼是令人驚嘆的和著名的城市？

我參觀了一些著名景點：舊港口（Le Vieux Port de Marseille），沿著麻田街Quai des Belges，T直走和聖母瑪利亞大教堂，因為這是兩個傳統的亮點。

Le Palais Longchamp及其美術館

Longchamp(有名的包包牌子)公園裡有趣的動物園可能是你可以抱怨的另一點（太無聊）了。但是，可以免費自由進入公園。藝術畫廊（5歐元夠公平）就在公園旁邊，這是一個很好的地方，裡面有一些平靜而涼快的時刻，這些圖畫描繪了當地的美景。

新鮮蔬菜和水果

我想在新鮮和各種蔬菜和水果方面,給馬賽一個較高的評價。由於天氣溫暖，地理位置好，海上交通便利。我相信食品絕對給當地人民提供比其他法國城市更多的選擇。

它依然是法國風格

走在城市街上，您可以掌握和聞到法國風情，看看街道，建築設計和法國女士時尚的打扮，儘管她站在垃圾上。

馬賽香皂

還有,別忘了帶走著名的馬賽香皂:它充滿豐富的橄欖油及大自然的萃取物,帶你進入普羅旺斯的內心 。

幾天之後，我很快就意識到，即使塗了防曬霜，我也對太陽過敏(光過敏)。這個瘙癢的皮疹在午夜爆發，導致我的睡眠問題，我無法停止抓癢, 直到當我回到英國時，我才覺得好些。所以你覺得哪裡才是歐洲夏天旅行的好地方呢?