​​🇫🇷 Weekend Escape | Lille Day Trip from Paris ☀️🚆​​

Tired of Paris? Hop on a 1-hour trainto ​​Lille​​—a compact, artsycity where Flemish charmmeets French elegance. Here’s how to wander like a localin just one day! ​​📍 Old Town (Vieux Lille)​​ ​​Cobblestone streets​​ 🏡 lined with terracotta townhouses ​​Hidden Gems​​: Cozy bookshops📚 + vinyl cafés🎵 (soundtrack: accordion music) ​​Vibe​​: Slow-paced European film🎬 (pause at every pastel doorway) ​​🎨 Palais des Beaux-Arts​​ ​​France’s 2nd-best museum​​ (after the Louvre!) ​​Must-See​​: Rubens’ curves🖼️, Goya’s darkness, Delacroix’s drama ​​Perk​​: Empty galleries🤫 (unlike Parisian crowds!) ​​🏛️ Palais des Beaux-Arts​​ ​​17th-century stock exchange​​ ♟️ (courtyard = chess battles + flea markets) ​​Golden Hour​​: Sunset gilds the arches🌇 (photo op!) ​​⛪ Notre-Dame de la Treille​​ ​​Outside​​: Minimalist concrete🏗️ (controversial but cool) ​​Inside​​: Stained glass🌈 (pink light showers the pews) ​​☕ Lille in a Nutshell​​ ​​Walkability​​: All sights within 30 mins🚶♀️ ​​Coffee Break​​: Méert🧇 (vanilla waffles since 1677!) ​​End the Day​​: Apero on Grand’Place🍷 (people-watching central) ​​#LilleDayTrip #SlowTravel​