that time we slept at the marseille airport

sunday night kate and i fulfilled every backpackers duty... we slept at an airport. although it was way better than we expected, we hope to never do it again! we took chris saw us off from the station in antibes at 830 that night, and we arrived at the marseille train station at 11. we were very worried about finding the connecting bus to the airport that we had booked, and getting there in time, as the last shuttle left at 1130pm. after that, we would have needed to take a taxi, something neither of us were very keen on. we found our bus platform, and decided we would get some mcdonalds, as we knew hardly anything would be open at the airport once we arrived. it was the worst mcdonalds experience we had ever had!! pretty sure in france, they pre-make your food and at 1130pm, it is not very fresh. we got on this huge bus, and thankfully there was one other passenger... because our bus driver was a little crazy. we listened to a hilarious selection of english radio hits, ending with "sexual healing" as we pulled up to the airport. we were glad to arrive, and both agreed the whole experience could have been much worse. we found a comfy area of floor, and each managed to get a little sleep, before having to switch terminals at 440am to check in for our ryanair flight to portugal. let me take this opportunity to shed some light on our first ryanair experience.... assigned seating does not exist with this airline, and kate and i quickly learned that once they call your flight, the best plan of attack is to RUN to get a place in line. it was completely bizarre! people would step right in front of you in line and stay there! we got seats together, but it might be more difficult travelling with three than two in the coming weeks! one thing is for sure... taking your time is not an option when flying ryanair!