After finishing our wonderful trip in Nice, we took the train to Marseille today, a short stopover on our way to Corfu. The train journey took 2 hours and 40 minutes.
I have to say that this train is really enjoyable. There are few people in our carriage, the seats are very comfortable, the scenery along the way is beautiful and being able to eat snacks on the train reminded me of the simplest joys of riding a train as a child in China. The only annoying part was having the conductors come over to tell us to wear our masks – except that we are eating!
座位又宽又舒服. The seats are really wide and comfortable餐车. The dining car某人正在孜孜不倦地翻译我的游记. Someone is tirelessly translating my Chinese …沿途的景色. Some scenery along the way葡萄酒庄，葡萄刚刚开始生长 A winery, the grape vines are just starting to grow. 开始做午餐的三文治，那管蛋黄酱只有0.75欧元 We brought a picnic of sandwiches and fruit for lunch – that huge tube of mayonnaise was only 0.75 euros火腿三文治三种熏肉三文治
The 2+ hour trip passed quickly. When we arrived in Marseille, we immediately felt the difference from Nice – a big sprawling city. According to Wiki, in terms of population in 2019, Marseille ranked second only to Paris. Walking on the streets, we immediately felt the feeling of a big city, the bustling crowd, the streets full of traffic. The area where our hotel is located is near the Port and there are many immigrants from Africa, Lebanon and the Middle East here. There were also many homeless people here, as well as women seeming to use their children to gain sympathy for some change.
马萨火车站. The Marseille Train Station非常大的火车站，车站位于一个小山丘上，1848年1月8日开放。 The large railway station located on a small hill opened on January 8, 1848.车站的壮观的阶梯. A spectacular staircase at the station我俩还得抬着行李下这些阶梯. We had to carry our luggage down these stairs.我俩的酒店. Our hotel, the Mercure Marseille Canebière Vieux-Port酒店旁的一个小市场. A small market next to the hotel市场里一个被“虐待”的雕像. A defaced statue in the market一个草编制品的店. A weaved basket shop马赛交易所. The Marseille Exchange building一个中国饭店 A Chinese restaurant, no, we didn’t eat there.一个波斯甜品店. A middle-eastern dessert shop这个广场上四周都是饭店. This square is surrounded by restaurants老港口里停泊了密密麻麻的游船. Dense sail boats moored throughout the old port坐在一个饭店/酒吧里欣赏景色. Sitting at The Queen Victoria bar and enjoying the view这个小哥太厉害了，一只手拿了那么多杯子 This waiter can hold so many glasses in one hand晚饭的饭店. The restaurant for dinner生鱼和牛油果. A Fish Tartare and Avocado appetizerPJG的牛排. PJG’s Flank Steak我点了这里著名的马赛鱼汤，可惜非常令人失望，基本没什么味道. I ordered the famous Marseille bouillabaisse, unfortunately it was very disappointing, basically tasteless.坐落在山顶的马赛的主要地标守护圣母圣殿，明天打算上去看看. The main landmark of Marseille on the top of the mountain guards the Basilica of Notre Dame- We plan to go up and see it tomorrow
今天走累了，晚安吧。
We’re tired from a lot of walking today. Good night.
I like the look of the Mercure Hotel, very pretty iron work railings.
With all the bustling crowds of Marseilles you have been fortunate to find places to eat that are not crowded.
火车站在小山上很独特，有那么多年的历史。
建筑物上雕龙画栋的，也许是老建筑，很喜欢看，充满文艺气息。
你的指甲在照片里也挺好看。
I like the look of the Mercure Hotel, very pretty iron work railings.
With all the bustling crowds of Marseilles you have been fortunate to find places to eat that are not crowded.