marseille!

After a tiring weekend of working on the farm, Olivia, Tess and I headed down to Marseille to explore the beautiful limestone cliffs nearby, lie by the sea, soak up the sun, and do absolutely nothing.  

View from our bus ride in Marseille

Marseille is either the second or third biggest city in France (If ya ask someone from Lyon, they'll say its Lyon. Ask someone from Marseille, they'll say its Marseille).  Despite the beautiful coastline, a lot of people aren't very fond of Marseille. Its a very dirty city, and although it has some areas with amazingggg french architecture, it lacks the quaint, romantic vibe associated with other french cities.  Also, because its located on the Mediterranean, there is a large immigrant population (which is sometimes viewed as a downfall by some french residents). BUT I really enjoyed my (brief) visit. Marseille has a neat artsy/hippie-ish/"boheme" (i heard a french person say that!) quarter that I really liked.  Its so funny how each city seems to have its own feel or vibe....pretty cool.



So after arriving in Marseille, we took a bus to Les Calunks, which is a section of the Mediterranean coast just outside of Marseille dominated by these giant limestone cliffs. So beautiful.

Kinda reminds you of driving down Route 1 in California, yeah?

walking back from the cliffs, mountains in the background.

looking out over Marseille from the train station.