Studying the course notes on genres, I was fascinated by the section on Psychogeography. Wikipedia tells us that noted psychogeographers include Will Self and Robert Macfarlane. I bought a copy pf Will Sel;f's book and found it entertaining and I have already much of Robert Macfarlane's work. A nature writer as well as psychogeographer, Macfarlane collects objets trouvee on his walks and takes them home. His house, like ours is full of these objects. I am, in fact, basing some of my body of work for Assignment 1 on his books
The Wild Places and
The Old Ways which also links with work I did for Assignment 3 in PWDP. (
See my PWPD blog for this.)
Having a short visit to Lille in northern France planned, I bought a travel guide which included a suggested walking tour. Fortunately this began at the Gare Lille Europe, where the eurostar train arrives, and passes close by our hotel. I decided to follow this walk to get to the hotel rather than use a taxi and at each point mentioned in the guide take a photograph. The images and are below, the captions are quotes from the guide book.
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Arriving at Gare Lille Europe |
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Gare Lille Europe |
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From the Gare Lille Europe, step down to the parvis Francois Mitterand, |
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with its giant tulips. |
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To your right is the Parc Matisse and the Porte de Roubaix |
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To your left is Euralille. |
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Head towards Gare Lille Flandres |
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At the Place de la Gare, bear right along rue Faidherbe.. |
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...towards the place du Theatre, the belfry and the opera house. |
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Step inside the Vielle Bourse..... |
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.....then come out onto the place du General de Gaulle, or Grand Place. |
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Admire the central fountain and the column of La Deesse |
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Follow the rue de la Bourse, with its 17th-century houses. |
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Follow the rue des Chats Bossus to the place du Lion d'Or |
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Walk along Lille's first commercial centre the rue de la Monnaie.... |
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....and turn into rue Peterinck. This street leads to the place aux Oignons. |
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Take the little alleyways that lead to the cathedral of Notre Dame de la Treille |
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Walk through the magnificent church... |
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The new rose window by Kijno produces a powerful effect. |
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The Hotel Covent des Minimes......... |
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....is in an old 17th-century convent........ |
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........with restaurant and bar in the old cloisters. |
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Opposite you, across the pont de la Citadelle, is the Bois de Boulogne, a perfect place to relax with a picnic. |
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Catching the eurostar home. |
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