Bike ride on the Corniche. Marseille

We went for a bike ride on Saturday. It's October so not too busy but nice enough for people to swim in the mediterranean sea. 

We can rent bikes in Marseille for one euro per week. Just like in Paris, we can find bike stations throughout the town. We pick a bike at one station and drop it off at another. It's perfect to explore the city.

Well maybe not that perfect if you want to go for an all day bike ride. 1- the bikes are really heavy with only 3 speeds so that you're forced to enjoy the scenery and not race with all the other crazy drivers. 2- you can only get a bike for 30 minutes, then it's one euro every hour. So we're getting really good at stopping at bike stations every half hour or so to switch bikes to keep riding for a euro a week!

The blue here is impressive. The building is the CNM, centres des Nageurs de Marseille. An aquatic center where professional athletes train. The fee to get in is 3000 euros per year... I will stick with the little beach next to it called La Plage des Catalans. It's about 15 minutes from our appartment.