Friday, November 30, 2007

Lille, France

Lepas jalan2 kat Brugge, we headed to Lille, France... actually border between Belgium & France...

On the way to France... the border where passport control used to be

We're heading to Lille... and crossing the border of France! Bienvenue!


Welcome to France!

France is beautiful.... as is the language... but we didnt spend too much time...
Yang kelakar sket tu... tiba je kat Lille, nampak aje Lille Grande Palace... ingatkan yang "palace" as in "istana" ke yang kitorang boleh visit... rupanya, macam PWTC.. and it's not really in the town center... tapi here are some photos nearby the area....

Ni kat dalam "PWTC" France... and outside...

We all jalan2 near the Grand Palace... it's fall season so all leaves are turning colors...

This high building ni tak ingat la apa namanya tapi one of the landmarks la kat sini..... and the map of Lille....

By the time we decide to go to town area, just outside the Lille Grand Palace

Lepas ni baru we decide to go into the Lille town center... and again, look for kebab for late lunch!.... at least we are SURE we get halal meat!
Susah nya nak cari parking... lepas tu, banyak lak one-way streets.... tapi we finally manage to secure a parking space kat Carrefour (yeah, French trademark!)

Kat dlm building tu.. Haikal sempat bergambar dgn "Duracell" rabbit... and then in town area.. outside

These are buildings and views of Lille town.... sama tak macam some buildings kat Bukit Tinggi?
Just after we had kebab.....
This is the "gare" (= train) main station.... and building across
In front of the train station... the fountain.... with background of the town
Kat sini, ada macam2 jenis kereta... see one over there? and the busy town on a sat late noon..
Ni le Carrefour.... Meen seronok tidur with Tini, Haikal and me... And Haikal with Abah...
Haikal & Abah with town "backdrop"... and the French police... pakai "beret" (is that how it's spelled?)
Lepas tu, kitorang masuk building nak amik wuduk and solat dalam bilik air... tapi punya la kritikal... bilik air lak banyak yang tengah under repair or tak boleh access... and in fact, VERY LONG queue... so we finally amik wuduk kat keta guna air mineral.... and tipis2 je sempat solat jemaah ta'khir.
Lepas tu, beli barang2 sket kat Carrefour (dapat diskaun for parking!) and then headed to the next destination..... BRUSSELS!!!

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