{"id":634,"date":"2026-06-05T08:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/?p=634"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:51:12","slug":"lille-and-the-terrils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"Lille and the Terrils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven\u2019t shared many pictures of Lille itself, so here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1211-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bell tower as seen from Grand Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1227.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1227.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1227-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1227-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1227-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1220.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1220.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1220-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1220-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1220-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1221.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1221.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1221-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1221-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1221-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1217.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1217.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1217-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1217-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1217-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1225.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1225-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1225-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1225-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And of course while in the old town I had to make a stop for my favorite Lille specific dessert-Les Merveilleux!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1229-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1228-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, I accompanied some of the students on their field trip to the Terrils, which are mounds of coal mining waste that you can see all around not far from Lille.  We hiked one of them as well, so here are some pictures of them: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1042-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1050.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1050.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1050-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1050-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1050-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On top of a terril with another in the distance <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1086.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1086.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1086-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1086-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1086-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1061.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1061.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1061-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1061-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jess.martinfamily.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_1061-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from the top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an interesting site to see and I\u2019m glad I was able to tag along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven\u2019t shared many pictures of Lille itself, so here are a few: Last week, I accompanied some of the students on their field trip to the Terrils, which are mounds of coal mining waste that you can see all around not far from Lille. 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