Tag: Lille

So Linda said: “Eurostar goes to Lille, France from London”

And then Andy said: “Let’s go“

So, here I am, on the train again. Only that is France outside the window, not the UK

And then Linda said: “Let’s go for a walk in Lille now that we are here for a few days“

The Grand Place (the square of General Charles De Gaulle, central square of Lille)
Learn more here: https://en.lilletourism.com/la-grand-place.html

And then I said: “Adventure Cows need to see too“

Here I am. Right in front of the Bourse (stock exchange) from the 1600’s
Learn more by clicking here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieille_Bourse

And then Andy said: “We need to see the Beaux Arts Museum“

And, then I said: “Wow! that is beautiful” – I wish Adventure Cows could play in the museum, but they could not. You should click here to see the inside: https://pba.lille.fr/en/Information

And then Linda said: “We need to find some food”

And then I said: “How about this place? It is a very pretty garden with lots of places an AC can hang out.”

Then the next day, Andy said: “Let’s take the tram to the
La Piscine (The Swimming Pool)”

They were actually working on the pool part while we were there. Please click here to learn about this 1930’s swimming pool which has been turned into an amazing museum: https://www.roubaix-lapiscine.com/en/home/

And then I said: “How does Linda always find a fabric exhibit in every museum we go to?”

This is just one of many previous shower rooms that were displaying textiles from the early 1900’s

And then Linda said: “I’m Hungry. Let’s go to this really good Italian restaurant in Lille, La Bellezza.

Isn’t it beautiful? For information and reservations:
https://www.bigmammagroup.com/fr/trattorias/la-bellezza
Just look at this bookcase, with room for an Adventure Cow – in the restaurant.

And then I said: “Adventure Cow needs to go for a walk”

The street is Rue Faidherbe. It runs from the Grand Place to the Lille Flanders Train Station.
You can see the station at the end of the street. To learn more about the station, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lille-Flandres_station

And then Andy said: “If we are going to see the Citadelle, we need to walk the other direction”

And then I said: That is a very intimidating wall and mote. Note that the water is covered with a flowering plant, it is not yucky at all. https://parcdelacitadelle.lille.fr/

And then we all said: “It is time to go to Aix en Provence to join our group tour there”

And then Andy said: “But first, coffee”

So we all had coffee as we waited for the train – then on to Provence we went!