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Advantages: Near London by train, cosmopolitan feel, excellent transport connections, eating out, plenty to see Disadvantages: Dog poo
-the-limit cars on the adjacent M20 HAS to be the best advert for a train you?ll ever see.
Lille is a hub for northern Europe?s fast rail routes, being on the border with Belgium ? Brussels is an impressive 38 minutes away, and Paris is no slouch at one hour distant.
Lille is a former European Capital of Culture, having just handed over the mantle to Cork last month.
Outside of Paris, Lille is northern France?s centre for art and museums, and overall, France?s 4th-largest city.
Most of all, Lille is a nice place; to eat in, to stay in, to wander around and look at, and heaven forbid, to buy things in!
WHY PICK NOW? AKA ?CROYEZ-VOUS AU PÈRE-NOËL??
Good question ? I?m glad you asked. If the passengers on Saturday?s 10:42 departure for Brussels were anything to go by, the Torygraph?s* ?get a weekend return for the price of a day ...
BNibbles 07.12.2004 (09.12.2004)
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Advantages: Varied culture, fab cuisine, nice people Disadvantages: Some shops closed Sun and Mon
the views are gorgeous. You get your own bathroom, which is good for a budget in France (it's normally communal) prices start from about £13 pp
for a more upmarket hotel there's Hôtel de la Treille, which is in place louise-de-bettignies in vieux lille. Prices start from 69 euros.
Getting around is really easy. The metro runs through all of Lille and out to the suburbs (great if you want to go to Roubaix to see the Museum of Art and Industrie... a must see for any fashion addicts... original collections on display from John Galliano and Comme Des Garcons) There are also regular buses, make sure you buy your ticket before you board though! a 'carnet' of 10 tickets is best if you're planning on using public transport. these can be bought at any metro station.
There are a couple of good sized markets on a sunday in Lille. The smallest I know ...
PollyErrington 16.03.2005
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Advantages: near from everything Disadvantages: ...
really kind with us, you eat some specialities, and they do their own bear, with is really really good! It's not expensiv at all, for me and my girlfriend, last time I've paid less than 16£ for a whole meal!.
+ "Le rally", it's not a restaurant but tou can eat some meals not expensive at all, less than at McDonald! I know the owners as my school is next to them and as I often go there to take a coffe. rue Gambetta [street name], next to the subway (station "Repubilque - beauxarts" )
+ "Le balatum", this a a oub where most of people are skaters or rockers. You can listen to good rock, and postrock there, you can only take a drink there, but they give you a canddy with your coffe...really nice! This is a place where you meet good persons! 13 rue de la barre.
+ "le carré des halles" this is a bar-rock! sometimes some concerts ...
little_french_guy 24.06.2001
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