Farewell to Lille

The Fountain in Place de la Republique museum Palais des Beaux

Since there was a train strike two of the days I was there I was unable to visit other towns I was interested in and spent my time exploring Lille. I roamed to quite a few areas some were good some not so.  I looked in the mall when it got rainy I am not into shopping. I found a shop bakery called Paul, no not that PAUL and it had some delicious pastry.  I wandered up and down streets and then it was time to leave.

fancy hotel

Palais des Beaux

I was back at euro rail a bit early and after I checked in I sat and relaxed and read. It started getting close to when the train back to London to arrive and I was beginning to wonder why they had not announced it. I was worried that even though it was a non strike day we weren't going back to London. All of a sudden after some announcements in French I noticed people who had been working at the station running around handling out paper to people. I began to freak out and finally went up to the desk to ask. Apparently the train to London had broken down, they were re-routing a train to stop and pick us up. I finally got my new ticket and we were led down and shown where to wait, by the car our seat would be on. I got on and found my seat the seat had all sorts of things on it books, papers and I was trying to see if I was in the right seat. The woman sitting there got really snotty and said I did not know anyone was going to sit here I need to move my things. I waited patiently and sat down just as the train was leaving.  I just sat and read some and the woman next to me was quite. When stopped to pickup more people who had been left stranded by the strike for two days. We finally arrived back in London and as I was trying to get my little bags from up top the woman offered to help. I  got back to my hotel and got my luggage and my room.

Theater Sebaspool

Memorial to Carrier Pigeons

Church of the Savior

Monument to Louis Pasteur