¡Hola España!
Marseilles was very quiet when we left the hostel. It was very surprising to see how quiet the city was especially after how busy it was the day before. None of the cafés near our hostel were open before 7 and we decided we would be smarter to head toward the train station and find breakfast there rather than wait for something to open. We found a café about a block before we got to the train and got a quick breakfast before heading to the station to wait for the train. I think that our close call at the train station in Nice made us nervous about time, especially because this leg required seat reservations. Either way, it’s good that we were early and we started our day with a hot and sweaty walk through Marseille. This time, we made it on the train with almost 30 minutes to spare.
Unfortunately, the train didn’t award our timeliness with their own haste and we ended up arriving almost 2 hours late. It was a relaxing ride but it was definitely a little annoying to be that late. When we did arrive, we purchased the rest of our train tickets for Spain (they had to be purchased in person) and we got our tickets from a very nice and helpful man in the Renfe office. After we were ready to go, we found the hostel and dropped off our bags before heading out to explore.
We wanted to see La Rambla today, so we took the metro to one end and walked toward the water. It was a lot of fun looking into different stands and stores and reading different menus along the street. We made it to the end and wandered around the port briefly before heading back up La Rambla to find a restaurant for dinner. We ended up at a cute Spanish restaurant (of course) and ordered Paella de Pollo and drinks. It was delicious and we were so full that we had to wander around for awhile after to walk off some of the food in order to make some room for churros.
After churros and more walking, we made our way back to the hostel to shower and get ready for our busy day tomorrow. Weirdly, we found out that the hostel showers are operated by a push button that only stays on for three seconds which made it very difficult to shower. We made it work and are now settling in for the night.
