Appart City Lille Grand Palais

... br>Yesterday on my way to work, I was sat next to a couple of respectable looking people until they got off and were replaced by an old wrinkly smelly man on one side and an old smelly woman on the other side. The woman smelt like very very very old cheese, and had a carrier bag that she kept looking into and feeling inside it for something but she never once brought out whatever it was so I never got to find out... perhaps it was the very very very old cheese.<br><br>Other ...

... art" exhibition with Annabelle, the teacher in charge of me at school and a good friend. We went to see an exhibition by Peter Klasen, a German artist called "Retrospective". This was by far the most bizarre "art" I have ever seen in my life, ranging from photo collages to toilets with ultraviolet lights to a mock-up of "The Penal Colony" by Franz Kafka, a short story which I read last year for University and found most disturbing! I'm sure you ...

... examples of lesson plans, which is really useful. <br><br>At the weekend Erin's boyfriend arrived in Lille for a visit, so we did a bit of exploring of parts of Lille which we had yet to visit, such as the Citadelle, a massive architected park just on the other side of Vieux Lille. The Citadelle is really popular with sports enthusiasts such as runners and cyclists, and you can also hire scooters to whizz around on!<br><br>On our way into the ...

... and go to school. There was a nice little Canal down the middle of the town and very cute shops and restaurants for all. We then piled back on the bus one more time and headed for the WWI memorial Museum in.... I dont remember. It was equally as awesome and housed some great war paraphernalia. <br><br>All in all, this was a great trip. Very exhausting, we were always on the go, but very helpful to understanding every aspect of architecture.Stay tuned for Amsterdam!!!<br>

... a street stall and took a walk around Vieux Lille up to the Catédral Notre Dame de la Treille which is an incredible building. It was built during two different centuries and the modern front of the building has only been finished for ten years, having been completed in 1999.<br>Monday eventually arrived and it was back to work for both of us; I was up at seven to catch the metro and eight to be at school by nine. This week I have only been observing classes, however not only English ...

... they are almost derelict! The paint was peeling off the walls and there is a lot of building work going on, I suppose the school is being renovated while school is still on!<br>We saw two different English classes today, one which was not at a very high level at all, and the students seemed very shy but the teacher said to pretend that we didn't speak French because she wanted the students to speak English as much as possible, which I suppose is an advantage for me!<br ...

... of the Canadian military<br> doctor Major John McCrae. John was asked to conduct the burial service owing to the chaplain being called away on duty elsewhere.<br> It is believed that later that evening John began the draft for his famous poem 'In Flanders Fields'.<br><br>The small town of Ieper is very quaint. We had a few hours to kill so we walked around the square and even went to ...

... that all looked about 15. Still, we had a great time, as most of the people from our program showed up and we had a nice UIUC turnout in Lille &#8211; and listened to more American Top 40 songs than I can say (Michael Jackson is also enjoying a resurgence here). <br><br>After getting about 3 hours of sleep (and getting ready in less than an hour! I am getting so good at "roughing it!"), we headed out again on the bus to begin our last day of the trip in Amiens and Perrone.

... public transportation network and two rather substantial train stations. Good proximity to larger cities. Rather diverse population of attractive people with impeccable taste/style. Impressive mix of old and modern. Virtually no snow ever. The list goes on. I have, within the past twelve hours: Consumed a slice of what may likely be the best tasting cake of my life, seen a cute parade, had drinks at trendy bar and ...

... Team America. From a rugy purist's perspective, the game wasn't that great, and I stood in line for 30 mins at half time (and missed most of the second half) to get a beer. I then found out that according to French law, the beer was 'Amstel Free', that is, sans alcohol. Grrr. Okay, that does it for the commentary.