Been there | Tips http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. Eurolille Carrefour http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16140
Find all you need at the vast Carrefour - then top up with bread and pastries at Paul, before nipping out of the side-exit from Eurolille for the short walk to Eurostar.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16140 Braderie de Lille http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16129
It is held over the first weekend in September in the centre of Lille. From Antiques to Junk, from Books to Pictures it is all there. The walk from Lille Europe to the market is short, some 500 yards so access is easy.

I discovered it by accident. Leaving the old station (Lille Flandres), after an ovenight trip from Italy, I headed for a café and stumbled across a small part of the market. I was hooked!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16129 Christmas Market Ferris wheel http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16124
The back of each car seemed so low I spent the entire time feeling like I was about to fall out!

Afterwards head for one of the cafes in the same square for a medicinal hot chocolate.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16124 The swimming pool museum http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16122
The marvellous Museum of Arts and Industry relocated to this renovated 1920's swimming pool in 2001.

There is a huge Art deco rising sun window dominating the scene and the paintings, sculptures, textiles and (glorious) ceramics, showing the creativity behind Roubaix's heyday, are imaginitively displayed around the pool, shower cubicles and surronding areas.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16122 Au Bout des Doigts restaurant http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15061
You can enjoy fantastic, innovative French cooking in a cool modern setting. French cooking is delicious but sometimes it takes itself too seriously; Au Bout des Doigts is the perfect antidote. And since it's located in friendly Lille, it's trendy dining without attitude. Bon appetit!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15061 La Cave aux Fioles restaurant http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15012 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15012 Where to hire a Segway http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14965 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14965 Hire a Segway http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14962 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14962