In the northern part of town is a fortress that is still in use for military purposes, so you can’t enter it, but all around it is a huge park with canals running along it. There are areas for playing sports, kayaking, running, biking and even small hikes. There’s also a zoo and a small amusement park within the park
Les fusilles lillois-a monument to 5 Lillois resistance fighters who were executed by the Germans in World War IMonument Charles de GaulleWe had lunch on a canal boat (there are a bunch of boats permanently docked that they’ve now turned into restaurants)-this is what I had, Le Welsh, it’s a regional dish which consists of ham, bread with a sauce made out of beer, cheese and mustard poured over it and then the whole thing is topped with an egg. It was delicious!Pont Napoleon (Napoleon’s bridge)Lille is where they are starting the Tour de France this year! Unfortunately, it starts in July, so I’ll miss it 🙁We were walking along and path and saw this “turtle”! He’s made from trees that have naturally fallen down and old Christmas trees and creates a habitat for insects and mushrooms!CanalMore canal views
It’s really a neat area to explore and I missed about 1/4 of it, so I’ll try to venture back another day to talk around some more!
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