{"id":33419,"date":"2007-09-21T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2007-09-21T20:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchduck.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=325"},"modified":"2007-09-21T21:50:12","modified_gmt":"2007-09-21T20:50:12","slug":"lilles-christmas-market-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/lilles-christmas-market-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Lille&#8217;s Christmas Market 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lille takes Christmas seriously with the city brightly decorated and a big ferris wheel in the main square,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/frenchduck.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/lille2005b.jpg\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>With Christmas fast approaching, Lille is decked out in lights and colour. Around the market, the whole town is covered in a huge crown of garlands.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the period just before Christmas, Lille is vibrating with colours and lights. The Chalets which make up the Christmas market are installed for a month on the Place Rihour, just 50 metres from the Grand&#8217;Place. The craftsmen and stallholders extend their warm welcome and look forward to putting forward their ideas for new and original gifts. Amongst the articles to temps you, there will be local produce, samplings, Christmas decorations, jewellery, toys&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A stone&#8217;s throw from the Christmas Market, the big wheel majestically turns on the Grand&#8217;Place and offers a fascinating view over the world of the city. And when you come back down to earth a glass of mulled wine will work its magic on you.<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/em><br \/>\nFor more info see <a href=\"http:\/\/resa.lilletourism.com\/booking-special-offers-in-lille-P-CENT2-NOELW.html\">www.lilletourism.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clkuk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p(18311)a(1194888)g(189581)\" title=\"London - Lille by Eurostar in 100 minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London &#8211; Lille by Eurostar in 100 minutes<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/impgb.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(inv)g(189581)a(1194888)\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lille takes Christmas seriously with the city brightly decorated and a big ferris wheel in the main square, With Christmas fast approaching, Lille is decked out in lights and colour. Around the market, the whole town is covered in a huge crown of garlands. 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