Christmas Markets
In and around France
It was likely that Christmas 2007 would be my last Christmas in the norhtern hemisphere (it wasn't) so I decided to visit some traditional European Christmas markets. I chose a tour with a company called Travelsphere and my friend Linda came with me.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jacqi B
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Getting to France
Because the coach taking us to France was picking us ap in Lincoln (England) at 3.15am, my journey actually started the previous day. My friend, Li... Continue reading »
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The First Market
We dozed a little on the way to Lille and arrived in the middle of the afternoon, while it was still light. We were dropped outside a large depar... Continue reading »
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The First Market
We dozed a little on the way to Lille and arrived in the middle of the afternoon, while it was still light. We were dropped outside a large depar... Continue reading »
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The Ice Sculptures in Bruges
The ice sculptures were amazing - flowers, animals, even ice chairs (on which I did not sit) and an ice bar. It was minus six in the exhib... Continue reading »
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Day 2: Bruges Christmas Market
Thank heavens for travel kettles and sachets of coffee & milk. Having woken up at about 6.30 and chatted for a bit, Linda and I had a leisurely... Continue reading » -
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Day 3: Brussels
Today’s ‘optional’ was billed as a ‘three-quarter day trip’. This seemed strange to me. What I didn’t realise was that we would only be there for... Continue reading »
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Evening in Lille
This evening’s excursion was back into Lille. Some people from the bus went to a restaurant but Linda and I chose to wander around. We went into a... Continue reading »
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