Last year, I uploaded a vlog with my first 100 days in Lille, which I've since made private because 1) I feel like it wasn't very good as one of my first vlogs and 2) I had way too many personal thoughts floating around in those subtitles. But here we go again - more meanderingly melancholy musings on living in the cold north of France, this time my last 100 days in the city.
What I loved about Lille:
- visiting Vieux Lille on a Saturday, and Marché de Wazemmes on a Sunday
- the galleries (not in this video), particularly La Piscine de Roubaix
- the red brick Flemish architecture being so unique in France
What I didn’t like:
- food culture, the welsh wasn't for me
- it's hard to make friends - being one hour from amsterdam, london, paris etc. makes for a pretty transient population
- the weather is similar to melbourne, i was always wishing for the sun
Time stamps:
0:00 Home in Lille
0:22 On the metro
2:01 Place du Général-de-Gaulle
3:05 Vieux Lille
3:48 Daily life at home
4:42 Shopping at Avril and Starbucks
5:22 Apero at the Citadel
5:51 Parc Barbieux
6:13 Street fête in Wazemmes
7:17 Coffee at Nottinghill by the Opera
7:34 SNCF to Paris
8:35 Walks around Vauban and Cormontaigne
10:18 Marché de Wazemmes
11:48 Fête de la musique
12:47 Vielle Bourse book market
13:47 Chambre de Commerce
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