Pouvez-vous me rembourser Marseille??
Trip Start
Jun 16, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 04, 2008
Where I stayed
Marseille Bonneveine Hostel
Marseille, Provence, France
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Its been awhile since you heard from us. We apologize, its just that we have been taken hostage by the city of Marseille and kept away from the Internet!!! Tres horrible!! Actually we stayed in a nice hotel in the middle of nowhere near the airport. That was nice, but we couldn't access the city on foot and public transport is not accessible for the wheelchair. After we left the lap of luxury there, we found our selfs smack dab in the middle of a craphole, we so lovingly call the Marseille Bonneveine Hostel. OMG!! It was a very rundown college type dormitory but it smelled like feet with burned hair on them. Oh and then imagine those feet were in a stinky armpit and the whole lot of them were left in the sun for 3 days. I don't think Rembrandt could have done a better job painting that picture for ya. We were scared they would put strangers in our room because it had 4 beds in it. Our imaginations went wild thinking about all the axe-murdering-grungy-hippy-mullet-sporting-creepazoids that would be waking us up in the night for a bedtime story. Alas, they just gave us two girls from Lyon. We couldn't communicate with them except with broken frenglish. Our breakfast was literally a crust of bread. A nearby bakery donates their stale bread to the hostel. There's nothing like a foot of french crusty bread to get ya rollin' in the morning.
Accomodations aside, we decided to go out on the town. We only had to jump on the bus. Seems easy right? Yeah, trying to find an accessible bus and then a driver willing to use the equipment was not an easy feat. We went to the local tourist office and asked the experts about wheelchairs in Marseille. She honestly looked at us with an eyebrow up and said there wasn't anything for us and that the only public restroom was in the mall. We headed for the mall because of the air conditioning qualities located therein. AC and toilets is what its all about in Marseille!! Even Columbus knew that! Inside the mall we saw an exhibition of Buffalo Bill Cody (definitely worth traveling to Marseille for this since he's buried outside of Denver!!) at the Marseille Museum of History. We also saw two American movies in a double feature just to avoid going outside in the heat. Indian Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (which we've decided to see in every language on our journey) and Sex & The City Le Film. Its fun to watch the "Kung Fu Panda" trailer because no matter what language it is in, the panda still says "Skadoosh!"
Well we don't have a lot to report on here in Marseille, but we have a good idea that in Geneva, Switz. we will be busier than ever seeing the sights. So long for now from the St. Charles train station in Marseilles France, podcasting from the free McDonalds WiFi......thank you McInternet.
Love you all
Bonsoir!!!
Monsieur Shannon & Mademoiselle Rachel
Comments
bonjour to you!!
Dad has wanted me to day...'Don't talk to strangers!!' so there I said it!! So glad to hear from you have been thinking about you ALOT..hope the transportation gets better or it's to the malls for you,anyway Love Ya Both and blog again soon it helps..Mom
Caesar
I got an email from Caesar yesterday and he wanted to make sure that you both know that he definitely DOES want presents, but that your mom doesn't actually need anything :)
He also wanted to know why there was no mention of wine in your Marseille blog. He seems to think that you're missing the point of traveling if you don't sample all the local alcoholic drinks. I tend to agree with him...
Bon Jour
You are a very entertaining writer! Thanks for the laughs this morning. Onto Geneva! How exciting! Are you on a high speed train? They rock. Have a great time... and I hope you don't have to stay in any more 'crapholes' ;) xoxox Paris
craphole??
Think of it this way, the bad makes the good better. It is fun to travel with you guys. I love your comments and perspective. Bon Voyage.
'Skadoosh' =D
Bonjour Rachel et Shannon, désolés que Marseille n'ait pas eu beaucoup plus pour vous offrir. Sexe et la ville en français, La de La d'ooh. Au moins la Suisse te sera meilleure. Joyeux anniversaire tôt Rachel ! J'ai observé une exposition sur Amsterdam, et ai découvert que vous pouvez obtenir plus que juste le café dans les café-restaurants. Clin d'oeil, clin d'oeil. Oletha, Brad, et Brett
Hello Rachel and Shannon, Sorry that Marseille did not have much more to offer you. Sex and the City in French, ooh la la. At least Switzerland will be better to you. Happy Early Birthday Rachel! I did watch a show on Amsterdam, and found out that you can get more than just 'coffee' in the coffee shops. Wink, Wink. Oletha, Brad, and Brett
No Way
Caesar couldn't have possibly sent that email as he is on a no paws on computer restriction so must be a spam scam. He already has beggin strips. Mom's the needy one!!! We all know that-it's a given.
Good Movie
Gizmo Caca