Euro Travel & More

Lille, France is an old mini-city by itself.. and only an hour away from Paris, the city of love by the train.  We arrived on a not so sunny weekend.. and it was a super relaxing weekend for us.. as we walk the lil’ city .. and explore the many places and sat at cafes and watch the crowds go by.  There wasn’t must Wi-fi to leech on .. when i was there.. some 10 yrs ago.. it might have changed now.  But you could still sit down with you Vaio like i did.. and replied to some emails.. and try to look stylish.. muahaha!!

The above picture is of a boutique hotel called Couvent des Minimes. Opened in 1990, this hotel is not really centrally located .. and i heard it was a restorative historical building.   Unfortunately, we didn’t go in .. so i couldn’t tell you how the rooms looked like.  But since Lille is a small city, you can walk from the hotel to the train station (metro) within minutes.  Like all accommodation in France, I hear this was quite expensive too, but if you check them out during the off season period.. you can get a better deal.

Shopping is a huge thing in Lille, unfortunately, we were not there during Sundays where they have a huge flea market.  And my co-worker had said the Christmas Market itself was the like our fun-fair back home.  If you are ever in Lille, France, you can try and timed it so that you can get your shopping done in these flea markets.  They are an awesome experience .. as you get to see and buy work from talented artiste.

Honestly, for the life of me.. i can’t remember what building this is.. so if anyone can tell me.. please leave a comment. Although Lille is not anything like Paris .. i did like this place .. and if i had more time, i would definitely want to stay a day or two longer… to check out the Opera house at least.

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