Is This the Most Underrated City in France!? (1hr from London 🚆) Lille Travel Vlog
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Күн бұрынWatch us fall in love with Lille over the 2 days that we spend in the beautiful French city. Its charming, laid-back and friendly vibes make it a great city to visit, especially compared to the hustle and bustle of larger cities like Paris.
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0:00 intro
0:57 Eglise Saint-Maurice de Lille
1:33 Grand Place
2:57 Notre Dame de la Treille
3:51 Our take on the Lille Architecture
4:49 Lazy Sundays in Lille
6:05 Le Quartier Libre
7:08 Parc de la Citadelle
10:33 Canals and Cafes around the Citadel
11:07 Hank Burger
12:14 Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle
13:38 Siestas in Lille??
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@ethanegert4300 Жыл бұрын
I spent this summer in Lille. I studied at Université Catholique de Lille. Absolutely fell in love with the city. Such a great atmosphere. Very relaxed and laid-back. Great nightlife as well (rue de Solferino), as another commenter mentioned!
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Hi Ethan! That’s awesome, what a cool city to study in! And being in France you can explore Europe so easily with the amazing train network throughout!!
@afrench4683 Жыл бұрын
@Ethan Studied in IESEG?
@ethanegert4300 Жыл бұрын
@@afrench4683 Non, je n'ai pas étudié à l'IESEG. J'ai suivi des cours à la faculté de droit dans le cadre du programme d'été européen.
@ethanegert4300 Жыл бұрын
Désolé, pour plus de clarté, la faculté de droit de l'université Catholique de Lille
@tracygrant2923 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely place to visit. Certainly looks more chilled out than Paris at the height of the tourist season! Another great job guys, thank you for sharing 👍🏻
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
So much more relaxed than Paris! The green spaces were so lovely too. Thanks for watching Tracy 🙏🏼❤️
@smit5590 Жыл бұрын
You guys seem so kind, sweet, relaxed, and genuine humanbeings. France is on my bucket list. It's such a gorgeous and peaceful country. Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿🇳🇿❤️❤️💖💖
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Aww 🥰 thanks Smit. That’s really sweet of you. We would recommend anyone to visit France at least once in their life. There is so much to see and do, from beautiful wine valleys, sea caves and natural arches, prehistoric settlements and cave art, all the way to all of the obvious Paris, museums and attractions. There’s so much to do! ❤️
@leonidas759 2 ай бұрын
Lille is a good city. The first positive is that the French are SO kind and friendly in Lille. Most locals are open to talk to foreigners and are more accepting of non-French speakers than in the rest of France. Also, there are so many students and this means that there are good parties around town. Another positive is that the city has a good location for travel lovers, as it is well connected to the rest of Europe with affordable trains, flights and buses. On the downside, the weather is quite rainy and depressing most of the year, it is tough to deal with sometimes. Also, the city is dead on Sundays, meaning that it can get boring for people who like to go outside.
@cjexplores 2 ай бұрын
Well thought out comment Leonidas, thanks for your time 😊 we noticed that on Sundays too!
@MsAlumna 10 ай бұрын
Thank you guys for this lovely video that really highlighted the perks of this city I live in ;) Just a few words about the cathedral : it is really a monument to see, especially when it's sunny. The facade (with the "scaffoldings") is actually made of a special type of marble which lets the light comes in and creates beautiful, beautiful spots of colors on the floor inside. Another really special story about this facade is all the iron work you can observe on the main doors. Every little "'statue" on it is different and have been made by Georges Jeanclos, a brilliant sculptor who finished his work just before dying. He never got to see the door built in the facade.
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing that information with us all 🙏🏼😁
@MsAlumna 10 ай бұрын
@@cjexplores my pleasure! I love how well you depicted my town, well done!
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
@@MsAlumna thank you 🙏🏼 it’s such a lovely gem and a great alternative to the busier French cities 🤩
@JustinCase99999 8 ай бұрын
And at night when the cathedral is lit up inside the light shines outward through the huge marble façade and makes it glow. It's quite pretty. 😎
@nellyparedes472 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice views !! Looking forward to spend the day in Lille this spring.
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Nice one Nelly! Have a great day trip 😉
@Emil7Wolf 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great video. I lived in Lille all my childhood, and it was pleasant to re-discover my city from other's eyes.
@cjexplores 9 ай бұрын
Aww 🥰 no worries ❤️🙏🏼❤️
@user-dd8gt6nw9d 22 күн бұрын
Oh Solferino, oh Lille jadore❤
@cjexplores 20 күн бұрын
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@teezb2812 Жыл бұрын
Lille is so beautiful!! The streets look so peaceful and uncrowded, the parks seem nice 😍 It's a heaven for peoples with social anxiety 😆
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Yes, good point 🙌🏼 if you want the French experience without the crowds, come to Lille!! ❤️
@BEAR8419 Жыл бұрын
I actually have social anxiety and traveling to London in October with my mother.looking for a day trip to France leave in morning return at night ..I was having trouble deciding a city but this video has made my decision..thank you 😅from NYC🍻
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Awww amazing Anthony. Glad we could help you decide ❤️ you’ll have a lovely time in Lille ✌🏼😉
@JustinCase99999 8 ай бұрын
If you don't like crowds don't come to Lille on the first weekend of September then. That's when the Braderie is, the biggest "garage sale" in Europe. Most streets are filled with 2 or 3 million people from all over Europe. 😊
@JustinCase99999 8 ай бұрын
@@BEAR8419en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braderie_de_Lille?wprov=sfla1
@isabelledelaforte8921 4 ай бұрын
À great visit with both of you that made me discover this beautiful city and made me wish to go there ! Thanks !!!
@cjexplores 4 ай бұрын
Oh awesome, thanks Isabelle 🙏🏼❤️
@jakubszyszka1147 9 ай бұрын
Nice video! The town looks really neat and peaceful 🙂
@cjexplores 9 ай бұрын
It is, definitely worth a visit 🤩
@jeansylvestreromagnelli3909 Жыл бұрын
I love Lille because its the birth place of Charles de Gaulle, when I visited his house my tears went out MERCI Charles, you are my greatest Hero, you are the glory of our Nation 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle is the greatest human being of all times
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing Jean Sylvestre 🙏🏼😍
@jeansylvestreromagnelli3909 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores my name is Jean Sylvestre, JS for the Friends, not Jean, apologies FAST 😡🤬🤬😡🤬
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@jeansylvestreromagnelli3909 edited 😬✌🏼
@jessygt4414 11 ай бұрын
@@jeansylvestreromagnelli3909 tu te drogues ?
@kentbyron7608 8 ай бұрын
Phenomenal presentation, great eye candy, intelligent, soulful, a perfect respite. Thank you so much! I look forward to discovering your channel further. Subscribed!👏👏👏❤️🌹🙏🏼🎯
@cjexplores 8 ай бұрын
Hi Kent! Welcome to our channel! We hope you enjoy our adventures around Europe and the rest of the world 🌏
@natasharose-williams6479 Жыл бұрын
Love this! I did a semester abroad in Lille and it was one of my favourite times of my life - such a laid back city. There are many universities in Lille so lots and lots of students, and lots of bars near Rue Solferino for them to drink in :D To answer your question - on Sundays lots of locals go to the Wazemmes market and then enjoy the food they've purchased in nearby bars and cafes :) La Citadel is one of my favourite parks ever, so fun to hire one of the bikes and just ride around it. Enjoy your travels 🌞
@natasharose-williams6479 Жыл бұрын
also good to see the veggie options have improved - I was there in 2017 and it was... not great food-wise haha
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@natasharose-williams6479 oh amazing. So glad we could jog some nice memories for you ❤️ Lille is such a chill city and definitely one we will remember if we ever want a quick and easy French break from the UK 😉 where did you visit from? Sounds like we need to go back and see the Wazemmes market on a Sunday 😁
@natasharose-williams6479 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores Yeah it's lovely and so well connected so a good base to explore from! I'm from the UK but could rarely afford the Eurostar so did lots of overnight Flixbuses haha - not ideal but a good cheap option if you're not in a rush! Yes definitely, I hope to go back at some point too💕 Looking forward to seeing where you go next!
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@natasharose-williams6479 our next adventure is already live and it’s not far from Lille 😉 sounds like you travel a bit like us 😅 we try to keep costs down too!
@Shenanigans_333 Жыл бұрын
Im going here on a school trip, thanks for the vid ❤
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Awesome! You’ll have a blast, is the school trip for history class or just a culture trip?
@chasingcultures Жыл бұрын
this is so helpful - love your video, it is so well done!! We are traveling here in a few weeks after running a marathon in Belgium, and we are for sure going to go to some of these places. Thank you for sharing :)
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Awww 🥰 thanks for that! Good on you for running a marathon!! Did you visit Brussels? We really loved it there 😁 new video dropping tomorrow 😊
@chasingcultures Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores We are getting there in a couple of weeks!! Ill keep my eyes open for your video :)
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@chasingcultures new video just posted 😁 enjoy! ✌🏼
@keeyan2166 Жыл бұрын
I've been travelling around France and came to Lille last week. Was just about to go out now to explore and decided to look for videos. This was a nice overview of Lille! I'll be going to Hanks as well today. Actually LIlle seems to have quite a few great vegan places :) So far Annie's Kitchen has been the best!
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Oh amazing! Glad you found us and that we could be of use to you! 😊 thanks for letting us know ❤️
@annaelleparty3735 Жыл бұрын
I'm French and I can say Lille is one of my favorite cities in France with Strasbourg 🇫🇷❤️
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Hi Annaëlle 👋🏼 so glad we could visit one of your favourites! We actually passed through Strasbourg when heading to Paris from Heidelberg but we didn’t stay. Next time we will make a point to stop 😉
@annaelleparty3735 Жыл бұрын
And actually I found your channel because I'm going to Australia in 2 weeks, I can't wait!
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@annaelleparty3735 oh amazing! Will you do a working holiday there?
@annaelleparty3735 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores I'm going for 3 weeks for holidays, but next year I think I'm gonna do a WHV yes! 😁
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@annaelleparty3735 you will have an amazing time 🤩 we definitely miss some parts. I hope you’re going to see Western Australia??
@paulinecheng3004 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Stunning city. Thx. 👀👍🏻👍🏻🍎🍨🌟🤗😃
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Hi Pauline!! Thanks for watching ❤️😁🙏🏼
@leseize26 3 ай бұрын
The first church (Saint Maurice) is where my grand-parents got married....1943....it was war. The elastic of my grandmother's panties broke when she came out on the peron. She picked it up and put it in her wedding purse. no one saw anything. She spent the whole day without panties under her wedding dress....9 months later my mother was born ...🙂
@cjexplores 3 ай бұрын
🤣 well well well, what a wonderful story! Not sure your grandmother would like that you’re sharing that with the world 🤣🙈
@leseize26 3 ай бұрын
@@cjexplores She passed away in 2014, she was 99 y/o - She laughed alot telling this story !
@cjexplores 3 ай бұрын
@@leseize26 bless her soul ❤️🙏🏼❤️
@j.c1574 Жыл бұрын
Im going there this Monday! I was bored out of my mind and spontaneously bought a ticket! I’m so excited!
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Oh amazing!! Have an epic time 😊 it's so accessible from the UK you will have a blast 🤙🏼
@j.c1574 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores Thank you! I definitely will 🥰
@alexvercampt8053 10 ай бұрын
Funny how you guys talked about the cathedral, most Lille habitant actually hate the way it looks. For a nice restaurant you can found any king of dish in rue de Gand. including the typical "estaminet" which is a sort of friendly and very welcoming place to eat at with all the meals coming from the north of france/ and belgium. For a night out you can go to rue Royal or avenue du peuple belge, there is plenty of nice bars and it's still in the old city. You could also try to found out if somthing is planed for the evening in "La gare saint sauveur", an old train station repurposed as a museum and bar where bands play all sort of music.
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Ahh fantastic, thanks for the tips and recommendations 😁
@comy. 11 ай бұрын
Lille is soooo cool ❤
@cjexplores 11 ай бұрын
Such a cool city! We really enjoyed our stay there ☺️
@albashabanaj5765 10 ай бұрын
Such a cool video 😊I’m starting my studies this September on Lille and hope that everything goes well 🙏
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Wishing you a wonderful time in Lille ❤️
@hamzanasri9414 9 ай бұрын
Me too good luck to us
@cjexplores 9 ай бұрын
@@hamzanasri9414 woohoo!
@cmartin_ok 3 ай бұрын
The Citadelle is a military barracks, so you cannot visit the centre. Also to one side of the Citadelle (by the access road to the barracks) is a small zoo which closes over the winter but I managed to visit it in May 2023, followed by a walk around the Citadelle. I find Lille a fascinating and interesting city and have just booked for another visit there later in 2024. Can't wait.....
@cjexplores 3 ай бұрын
Awesome isn't it?! Thanks for the info too, very helpful for others 😊 wishing you a wonderful second trip to Lille ❤️
@markdasilva7860 10 ай бұрын
Love that the one restuarant you highlight is Vegan. Thank you!
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Cheers mark! Checkout our side channel Vegan Explores for more vegan travel content 😊
@DeanRamser 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for an excellent video! Very informative. What are your thoughts about Expat seniors living in France? As retired educators (we helped a new school open in Lviv - Aug-Dec), we are exploring Poland (Dec-Jan), Estonia (Feb), and possibly France. Lille has more healthcare centers than anywhere, I've heard. Paris is beautiful and walkable. Nice too looks beautiful and welcoming. But, Nantes looks amazing also. We seek a walkable, affordable, and comfortable place to call home. My wife Cindy has MS, so calm is a required component. I grew up in Los Angeles, working & driving 24/7, so the European pace is very attractive. Thank you. Dean & Cindy
@cjexplores 4 ай бұрын
Sounds like you guys would love the slower pace of Lille. Paris is VERY busy. And I haven't heard about the healthcare centres, but if you say there are more in Lille then maybe that's a good option! However you only really need one good healthcare centre I imagine. Your dollar for retiring would go further in somewhere like Spain or Estonia I imagine, compared with France. But if that's not a major concern and you don't mind having four definitive seasons throughout the year, then Lille sounds like a good choice 👍🏼
@kristallklar3687 8 ай бұрын
It was called Rijssel in former times, and it is an original flemish town.
@cjexplores 8 ай бұрын
Ahhhh thanks for the update ❤️
@edb3255 Жыл бұрын
Someone may have already commented this but Lille was part of Flanders until the 1600s under Louis XIV (not certain on exactly when), so I'm sure that had an impact on the architecture of Lille and the region in general. That influence remained well after Lille became French. For instance, in the suburban neighborhoods or municipalities around Lille that developed mostly before and again after WW1, you'll find brick rowhouses like you can find throughout Belgium, that were also build during the same decades. Bailleul is perhaps the most neo-Flemish of all the French towns near Belgium. But I've always found that architecture in France can be very regional anyway--this part near Belgium looks nothing like Alsace near Germany, which looks very different from Provence and the French Riviera near Italy (Liguria), which looks nothing like Brittany in the northwest, which looks nothing like the Basque Country in the southwest, which looks nothing like some towns in Savoy/French Alps.
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Wow, sounds like you have a fascination with architecture Ed, you should make your own videos on the topic 😉
@josephnguyen4548 Жыл бұрын
Would you recommend Lille for a quick weekend trip? I have a friend who went to Paris and he didn’t like it. I don’t know if Lille would be a less crowded alternative to Paris.
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
100% that’s exactly the reason why you should visit Lille! It’s very laidback, easy going and much less busy than Paris 🇫🇷
@mmbb158 10 ай бұрын
my city 🥰
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Lovely!!
@cliffmassop9791 6 ай бұрын
nice city.
@cjexplores 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Cliff 🙏🏼
@Drago1995 Жыл бұрын
after going there yesterday i call Lille the Paris on a budget
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
It definitely suits that title 👏🏼😊
@mohamedabdelkader8665 Жыл бұрын
You Loved this French City Lille and we are already in love with your Vlogs
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼 thank you Mohamed and family x
@sebastienbouche7069 10 ай бұрын
Too bad you've only shown images of La Vieille Bourse in your outro. It's the most striking building of the whole area ^^ Lille's Citadel is still garrisoned. It was built by the architect Vauban and rendered totally obsolete by german long-ranged guns in WW1. Belgian similar fortresses in Liege and Namur fell in a day ^^
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing Sebastian 🙏🏼❤️
@yannmendoza7624 Жыл бұрын
Hello, it’s a beautiful video, i love it! I have a question, It’s a place safe for a women travel alone?
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Hello Yann ❤️ yes we think so! It’s a very youthful city, it has a good energy and a lot of young families
@afrench4683 Жыл бұрын
Yes for Sure. Don't get drunk and walk alone in Roubaix or Villeneuve D'Ascq :)
@yannmendoza7624 Жыл бұрын
@@afrench4683Thanks
@olivierdk2 10 ай бұрын
3:25 Because , before Notre Dame de la Treille there was no xathedral in Lille. Its construction, which spanned almost a hundred and fifty years, began symbolically in 1854 with the laying of a first stone and the launch of an international competition for the design of a building inspired by the "Gothic of the first half of the 13th century". Among the 41 projects submitted, the first two prizes are awarded to English projects. But the idea of entrusting the construction of a church in honor of the Virgin Mary to foreign architects of the Anglican faith raised such objections that the realization of the project ultimately fell to the Lille architect Charles Leroy. The work will take place from 1856 to... 1999 because the project was stopped many times because of financial problems, complicated relations between the commission and the architects and, of course, the two world wars ( and the 2times the city was occupied ).
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
Wow!! What a rollercoaster 😁 thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼
@nicolascirencien4489 Жыл бұрын
You only went to the old city, it is like going in Paris and only do the Westside. The most entertaining parts of Lille are probably Lille Centre and JB Lebas.But glad you liked it.
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
We only had a couple days there! But we loved it so much we will probably be back 😁 thanks for watching Nicolas 🙏🏼❤️
@jessygt4414 11 ай бұрын
JB Lebas the most entertaining part of Lille? Seriously?
@agl5132 Жыл бұрын
Would it be feasible for a month visit for someone who doesn't speak french?
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely. Everyone speaks at least a bit of English 😁 as visitors who went to bars, restaurants, attractions and our hotel we didn’t have any issues. Even the mini marts we visited were no trouble 😉
@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 Жыл бұрын
Im french and BEWARE ! The most horribles cities in France : Marseille, Bordeaux, Paris, Toulouse ! And the best ones : Strasbourg, Lille, Chamonix, Nantes, Lyon !!!! ;)
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations Bastou 🙏🏼❤️
@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores your welcome and please visit and tell what you think of chamonix and Strasbourg ! ♡ You deserve a new sub ! ME ! Ahah ;) thx you are so cute ! ♡
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 we will add those to the itinerary for Europe next year 🙌🏼❤️ thank yoooou!
@moritz4310 Жыл бұрын
N'importe quoi :D
@lukechapman8341 11 ай бұрын
Would you recommend Nice?
@Deakytonk Жыл бұрын
wow
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
A lot smaller and more laidback than Paris 😁
@Noah_-lp8kt Жыл бұрын
I have been here with school
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Oh fantastic! What a lovely place to be in 😁
@parthjk9737 Жыл бұрын
I'm looking to study my masters at Lille. How is it from a student's perspective?? I'm from India 🇮🇳
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
We don’t live there, nor study. BUT we have heard it’s a fantastic place to study, really great student community and as a bonus you’re only an hour away from amazing places like London, Paris and Brussels 🤩
@parthjk9737 Жыл бұрын
@@cjexplores awww.... thankyou so very much for sharing information... really appreciate 🙏 namaste
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
@@parthjk9737 no worries! All the best for your studies 🙏🏼
@ldac 9 ай бұрын
Great video, love it! p.s. not a big deal, but mind removing your hat when inside churches :)
@cjexplores 9 ай бұрын
My pop would’ve said exactly the same thing 🤣😉 thank you 😊
@jasonbevis6391 11 ай бұрын
H i Want to explore as many ww1 and ww2 places as possible in 10 days next year around france, but looking for a good central base, is this a good place for that? Also im not tight but $23 euros for a burger???? WOW im bringing beans
@cjexplores 11 ай бұрын
Hey Jason 👋🏼 we can’t speak to a good location for WW1 and WW2 memorials. But we can say Lille is a lovely relaxed city 😉
@sebastienbouche7069 10 ай бұрын
You'll be 30km away from the main WW1 battlefields. Many great places to visit.The canadian memorial in Vimy comes to mind. Regarding WW2, though, except for the short episode in Dunkirk (70 km north), Lille and its surroundings have not seen any battle. You'd be better inspired travelling to Normandy and its D-day museums and sights.
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
@@sebastienbouche7069 again, thank you for sharing the valuable info 🙏🏼❤️
@BigChiefRon 28 күн бұрын
Lille is not an hour from London.. its an hour from Calais and about 4 hours from London
@cjexplores 28 күн бұрын
There is a Eurostar train which runs from London to Lille and takes just over an hour 😊
@vedantsharma7494 2 күн бұрын
What is your opinion, can i get a part time job easily by only knowing English?
@cjexplores 4 сағат бұрын
I'm not sure on that... maybe in a hotel??
@appleroad112 10 ай бұрын
Was there a language barrier?
@cjexplores 10 ай бұрын
A little bit, not too bad though. We could speak to people we needed to 😉
@jerome5ify 4 ай бұрын
Even for non-Northern French, it's a "cht'ti-mi" region patois, except if you go in the bourgeois hoods
@limestreetlab 2 ай бұрын
where in africa is that
@cjexplores 2 ай бұрын
🤷
@Bastad666 Жыл бұрын
It might help to do some research about the city you are doing a vlog on? Some interesting facts would be nice, rather than guessing....
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex 👋🏼 thanks for your thoughts, sometimes we end up going to places we aren’t totally prepared for. I’m sure you’ve done the same! This channel is all about visiting places that are new to us and sharing our experiences 🤙🏼😊
@LuNaTiK_donordt 9 ай бұрын
you did not just said "lille is amazing" i go there for work and rn a formation i can't go a quarter time without being asked money fr it mostly stink bcz of homeless pissibg everywhere and it's all dirty fr ig i did not explore the whole métropole but man i won't by my will
@cjexplores 9 ай бұрын
Totally depends on what you focus on, of course there are bad parts of every settlement you visit and it's the lens through which you experience this that is your perception 😉
@icecreamisgoodtbh 4 ай бұрын
Toulouse is the same lol
@wilfullness 11 ай бұрын
Man it looks so dull.
@cjexplores 11 ай бұрын
Would you rather Paris?
@armancast 3 ай бұрын
lol it looks like that cause they mostly walked. there is the palais de beaux arts, the museum with the second largest art collection in France after the louvre, the musée de l'hospice comptese, musée d'histoire naturelle, the musée d'art moderne, musée la piscine in nearby Roubaix and the musée de l'institut pasteur. the nightlife is AMAZING between rue solférino and rue massena, and there is a rich cultural life. nearby there are amazing cities and places like Arras, Dunkerque (Famous for its ww2 history) and amiens. bruges in Belgium is 1h away by bus, brussels in 1h30 by bus and 30 mins in train, Amsterdam is 3:30 hours away by bus and 1:30h in train. ofc it is not a big city like Paris, but it has everything, from museums to an amazing night life, the city is filled with young ppl and students, people here have actually been classified as the kindest in france. been living here for almost a year now as a foreigner and I'm in complete love with the city, don't say its "dull" when you have not done ur research LOL
@moboy4779 4 ай бұрын
You both came across quite bored if i'm going to be honest. Not sure i'd go there myself now.
@cjexplores 4 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 who do you normally watch on KZfaq??
@moboy4779 4 ай бұрын
Non in-particular. Was thinking of a weekend break in Lille but after watching your video, realised i'd be better speding a summers weekend in York. Closer, cheaper and just as nice (and no F@en! around) always a bonus LOL @@cjexplores
@cjexplores 4 ай бұрын
@@moboy4779 York is lovely. The UK really has so much to offer, there’s history, natural beauty, amazing coastal paths and fantastic mountains to climb. What more could you want!
@moboy4779 3 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Keep up the good work. You just earned a sub,@@cjexplores
@cjexplores 3 ай бұрын
@@moboy4779 thanks mate! Appreciate it. We have a fair amount of content from the UK. Road trips through Wales, Scotland, Isle of Wight etc. and then heaps of content from Cornwall as that’s where we were mainly based while there ☺️
@afrench4683 Жыл бұрын
City I Love the most! City I lived and Studied! J'taime Lille. Btw reason why Notre dame Treille has modern face, because of restoration after atrocious world war 2! If u r still in Lille, Merveileux cake near grand place, La Capsule for craft beers, and Eateries near Rue Gand, Try Carbonade Flamande, Maroilles Cheese! Enjoy
@cjexplores Жыл бұрын
Ahhh! 🤔 how interesting! Thanks for sharing 😁🙏🏼❤️
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