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 Fighting against the Mistral by tini58de
So you better beware and find a safe spot! Leave a Comment
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Be careful around the docks. A lot of this area is ridden with crime, and is hardly safe.
Also, if you get invited to a party on a boat near there by some grinning eediot studying in Aix, don't bother. We did, on some useless vessel moored miles from anywhere, and it was dull as hell, and the people were irritating. But worst of all was that we couldn't just leave and go to the station from there; walking around was unsafe, and so had to stay the night. The toilets on the boat didnt work so we had to use the really awful ones on the dockside - very unhygienic. Leave a Comment
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Marseille is a grimy, run-down city, and I would never, ever go back there.
We stayed in a hotel on the street between the railway station and La Canabarie and it was populated day and night with men hanging around dealing drugs, prostitutes and other undesirables. The rest of the city wasn't much better, lots of beggers, street children and pushy street traders.
Favourite pastimes in Marseille seem to be throwing fireworks in the main street, and driving motorbikes on the pavement. Also watch out when crossing the road - cars pay no attention to red lights and green men signs! Leave a Comment
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 strikers in Marseille, May
2003 by rwlittleLeave a Comment
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There are two things that you should take into consideration when travelling to Marseilles: firstly, try not to flash your cash around when in public places.. don't carry large amounts of cash around with you.. it may attract the wrong kind of attention. Secondly, beware of forged euro notes, particularly 20s and 50s. Familiarise yourself with real notes and you won't get caught when receiving change for purchases.
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Me and my girlfriend walked on a street just a couple of blocks from the very centre of Marseille. As we did so one of the warnings I've been told of before the trip became true.
We walked pass two young men standing at a Metro station. As we passed one of them he said something in rench. We did not respond and kept on walking a few metres.
In seconds he came flying in the air with a kick in my back. I kept my balance but was obviously shocked, as was my girlfriend. The attacker started yelling at us (in French) and I yelled for help to some pedestriants across the street. As we walked quickly to them and asked for help (in English) the did not help us. We asked if they could join us for a walk, just to get rid of the two young men we ran from, but the declined. The fact that the spoke French did not help at all.
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 Marseille Church at dusk by scanos
If you have to visit the area around Gare St Charles at night, I would recommend taking le velo. There are a couple of bike stations close by and cyclists seem to be invisible to the local population. Also, avoid taking passports, credit cards and excess cash. I think that leaving these at your hotel is the lesser of two evils.
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Beware at night when travelling near the train station. I was travelling with my boyfriend and the guys did not hesitate to come up and yell words at me. There's no real danger, just don't answer back. Don't take the chance. Leave a Comment
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Marseille is a disgusting, over-crowded, filthy city full of Arabs who steal, cheat, steal, cheat and steal.
You'll see tons of young Arab boys running around causing trouble at all hours of the day and night, especially around Belsunce and the Viex Port.
there are no Arab women in Marseille-- they're all home cooking for all the Arab men that hang out in the streets, waiting to pounce on American toursits women walking by. A typical day in Marseille, you will get at least 100 lewd comments yelled at you by these low-lifes-- most of them over age 40 and disgusting.
There are no French people in Marseille, it's basically Nort Africa.
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