Scott and I made an impromptu decision to visit Lille on the weekend, to attend the annual 'Braderie de Lille' - the largest and most famous flea markets in Europe. The city was absolutely flooded with people (apparently more than 2 million visitors over the two days) and I'm surprised we didn't bump into any familiar faces! The city streets basically close off for the entire weekend and hundreds of vendors take over, selling everything from vintage clothes to vintage cars. We had an amazing time exploring the markets and walked away fairly empty handed (considering the prices!), with just a few clothes, vintage frames and some old French comic books. We also joined in the long standing tradition of moules, frites et cidre (muscles, fries and cider) for dinner and watched in amazement as the piles of muscle shells grew and grew and grew. It was difficult to see through the masses of people (and the piles of muscles), but when you look up and around, Lille really is a beautiful city with quaint old buildings, artsy shops and fantastic old street lights hanging overhead. Thanks for a fun weekend Lille, we will be back. Bisous x
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| one of the gorgeous city street lights |
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| old records |
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| reflections |
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| moules et frites hall |
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| oh la - my heaven! |
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| wish I could have taken this back on the train with me |
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| more lovely street lights |
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| our lunch stop - a quiet oasis |
Awfully jealous... Just looks soo good x
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