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Month: October 2019

Day 2: Solo Travel in Marseille

Day 2: Solo Travel in Marseille

“Marseille is… today the only one of the ancient capitals that does not crush us with the monuments of its past… It is not a city of architecture, of religion, of literature, of academies or fine arts… It is easy-going and jovial. It is dirty and rundown. But it is nonetheless one of the world’s most mysterious cities and one of the most difficult to decipher.” — Blaise Cendrars I read this quote in an exhibit at the MUCEM, and…

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Day 1: Solo Travel in Marseille

Day 1: Solo Travel in Marseille

In Marseille, it’s claimed, the weather is always beautiful: il fait toujours beau. The rains are brief and chased away by the sun. Unfortunately, I caught Marseille’s sun on a rare weekend when it didn’t shine, much less keep bad weather in check. I arrived in the city on a Saturday morning around 9, and by 11 it started raining, and wouldn’t stop for another ten hours.    So my luck was bad, and I didn’t even have someone with…

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