10 reasons to love Marseille

Last week I told you about Marseille's story- the immigrant's city. Now here's a list that will change your heart about this city and make you want to live here.

#1. Marseille is all about blue. Blue cloudless skies, blue sea, blue butterflies. I've never seen so much beautiful blue in my life before moving here. Imagine waking up everyday during summer and seeing a gorgeous, blue sky outside that invites you to take a dip in the clear, blue sea. Now that's pretty close to paradise.

#2. Marseille breathes. Marseille has 800,000 people and within one year, you will know half of them.

Brazilian protest in June, 2012

Vieux Port during a busy spring Saturday. March, 2014.

Fire festival in April, 2013

#3. Marseille is an ancient Greek colony and its architecture doesn't let you forget it.

#4. Marseille has the best park in the world. No, seriously. In what other park do you see peacocks, green wild parrots, large woody areas, a lake, and grassy plains where children can play and college students can study? Oh, and top it off with a rose garden and everyone speaking in French. That, ladies and gentlemen, is Parc Borély.

#5. Ever heard of someone saying that it's not possible to surf in the Mediterranean? Here in Marseille, you can.

#6. Pretty sunsets. Every time there is a sunny day. That'll be about 300 sunsets per year.

#7. Marseille has free boat rides if you have a transport card.

#8. Within a couple of hours you can be across the country by TGV.

#9. There is a piano in the Saint Charles train station in Marseille, which anyone can sit down and play.

And finally, number 10, this is how my classroom looks like.