Lille

There was a market on in Arras so we wandered around there before setting off to Lille by train.

We decided against waiting around to go on a tour of the allied tunnels underneath Arras before leaving but thought it better to get to Lille, book in and then have a look around. Big mistake!

The train trip was uneventful but when we turned up at 1.30 at the hotel we realised the checking in time was from 5pm! Very annoying and strange!

So we sat in the shopping centre next door for 3 1/2 hours as our bags were too heavy to walk around the city.

Once we had finally checked in we went for a walk. I came back after an hour as I was a bit over the tourist thing at this point. Geoff continued on. There are some unusual and beautiful buildings in Lille and the place was jumping.

We were underwhelmed by our choice of tea that we bought from the supermarket and heated up in the microwave.