4K LILLE | Surviving winter in the north of France; daily life and dealing with expat loneliness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Last year, I uploaded a vlog with my first 100 days in Lille, which I've since made private because 1) I feel like it wasn't very good as one of my first vlogs and 2) I had way too many personal thoughts floating around in those subtitles. But here we go again - more meanderingly melancholy musings on living in the cold north of France, this time my last 100 days in the city.
What I loved about Lille:
- visiting Vieux Lille on a Saturday, and Marché de Wazemmes on a Sunday
- the galleries (not in this video), particularly La Piscine de Roubaix
- the red brick Flemish architecture being so unique in France
What I didn’t like:
- food culture, the welsh wasn't for me
- it's hard to make friends - being one hour from amsterdam, london, paris etc. makes for a pretty transient population
- the weather is similar to melbourne, i was always wishing for the sun
Time stamps:
0:00 Home in Lille
0:22 On the metro
2:01 Place du Général-de-Gaulle
3:05 Vieux Lille
3:48 Daily life at home
4:42 Shopping at Avril and Starbucks
5:22 Apero at the Citadel
5:51 Parc Barbieux
6:13 Street fête in Wazemmes
7:17 Coffee at Nottinghill by the Opera
7:34 SNCF to Paris
8:35 Walks around Vauban and Cormontaigne
10:18 Marché de Wazemmes
11:48 Fête de la musique
12:47 Vielle Bourse book market
13:47 Chambre de Commerce
Thanks for watching x
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Bonjour hello from New Zealand I’m absolutely loving your videos I understand your feeling of loneliness and the sharp edged world I immerse myself in the things that bring me joy quiet space markets are a hive of activity wonder and friends I’m sure you’ll settle in France your partner is supportive adorable couple have a fabulous weekend I plan to catchup with your videos enchante💖💖👌👌🌟
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. It's always lovely to hear an overlap with feelings, as strange as they might be. I also love markets for the same reasons, they bring so much solace and stimulation. Happy new year and thanks for spending time with my video xx
Loved this!
You should visit Jersey, Channel Islands!
I am working here at the moment and the winters somehow feel amazing!
Oooh, I’ve always wanted to visit some of the isles between the UK and France. They look super wholesome, right? One day!