12/6/26 Lille old city

 

    

     Today we ventured into town again , to find the Porte de Paris - a monumental triumphal arch , symbolising the historic relationship between Old Flemish & New French rule . It's where people travelling to Lille from Paris arrived into the city .

This is the view down to a green space park from the drawbridge of the gatehouse .

   Whilst wandering around , we kept seeing various spires & towers , seemed we were walking around them in circles . They kept appearing in different places . This one was one of them , and we walked past it - the Eglise Catholique Saint Maurice .

    There's some spectacular street scapes here , giant plane trees lining either side of the street , made for a pleasant walk . Apartments and businesses intertwined along the street , some very old , some newer buildings.

Another avenue of trees leading to somewhere else to explore later .

   Came across a very tall private fence around a massive building , turns out this was the museum of European fine art .

This is the front of the museum

Directly opposite the last shot is this one , the amphitheatre and Lille Prefecture - County Government Offices .

                            This leadlight awning over someone's door caught my eye  .

                             

   We continued back to the bus stop and headed home after dodging rain showers and the cold summer weather - 10- 19 most days so far , with a bit of rain thrown in for good measure . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1MglCIJ90h6YqwMaL75Sm5ccrg9omXOo&usp=sharing