On a whim we decided to head across the Channel into France and onwards to Lille. It took us around 3.5 hrs to drive there including 30mins on the Channel crossing. I am all about weekends away when it is so easy to be in another country. This is a luxury that Britons take for granted!
Lille is a quaint city in the North of France and our main reason for visiting was the Christmas Markets. The whole city puts on an amazing display, which feels slightly more authentic than London, with a festive ferris wheel (which I managed to convince everyone to go on!), somewhat traditional german markets (full of useless trinkets and mulled wine) and lights on every corner. Feeling festive, I donned my Christmas jumper and pranced around the town.
