Erin in Lille!

After our long day of traveling, we were quite tired so we bought some supper at Carrefour City and had a chill night in. In the morning, we got up and walked to the Lille Citadel where the free zoo is located. We took loads of pictures in the park. It is a really nice place to go a read a book, explore, or go for a walk/run. There's one part of it that has a really awesome cave that's surrounded by water. Definitely made for some good pictures! Next, we went to the zoo. I was so excited because, as most of you know by now, I loooove animals. It was a great place to spend the morning. The zoo has monkeys, birds, and rhinos, just to name a few. Erin and I spent the majority of our time watching a couple of gibbons chase each other around their habitat. They were hilarious! I will definitely be spending a lot of time there. Who can complain about a free zoo! It's going to be so beautiful there when the weather gets nicer too. After the zoo we walked to Vieux Lille (Old Lille) and got a sandwich at a boulangerie. We then spent the rest of the day shopping which was exhausting, but fun. I wanted Erin to experience a kebab while she was here so for supper, we went to the closest kebab place, which also happens to be my favourite. The guys who work there are so nice. When I first got here, I thought a kebab was like a shish kabob. Not the case. It's more like a sandwich and you can get shaved chicken or lamb (I think). You can get it on a bun or in a wrap with fries and a choice of sauce. SO delicious! To get a wrap, fries, and a pop, it only costs 4 euro 50. Since they're a decent size, Erin and I spilt one and got 2 pops so supper only cost us 6 euros. Not too shabby! We then went back to my residence and watched the movie The Vow and The Hot Chick. We got up on Saturday at 7am because Erin had to catch her plane home. We took the metro to the train station where I got her on her train and we said our goodbyes. It was a sad day indeed. The whole trip went by wayyyy too fast and we were both wishing that she could stay a few days more. Alas, that was not the case. Overall it was a wonderful trip, just too short. Now who wants to visit!? haha.

A la prochain!