Braderie de Lille (Jour Two)

So onto Sunday and the follow up to yesterdays entry.

We got the metro into Lille again, a lot quieter at the station and a bit more civilised in the city, walked in the opposite direction towards Vieux Lille and the Canal de la Deûle. 
A lot of different stuff out this side of the city.

 The crowds had thinned out a lot compared to the Saturday but it was still fairly busy.

I saw this which originated just down the road from home, they wanted 20€ for it so it stayed there.

Got handed this by a girl handing out little packets.

So we did buy some stuff, apart from the kneepads we got another coffee pot for the collection

A glass dish, which is very tricky to get a decent photo of...

And a pair of plates, apparently this pattern is called Eclipse and was made by Thomas

Got a couple of other bits and pieces too, then back on the metro and after having walked for over 4 hours on top of the day before we decided to eat in the hotel.

Braderie de Lille (Day Un)

Got back from the Braderie De Lille yesterday.

We went over on Friday morning on the Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais and then drove up to Dunkirk turned right and then about an hours drive down to Lille.

We stayed in the Ibis hotel in Villeneuve D'Ascq a suburb on the south-eastern edge of Lille again this year as it's really handy for the Metro and the V2 shopping centre which has eating places.
We walked there on Friday evening and had a great Italian meal, a nice couple on the next table acted as translators between us and the waitress.

Up Saturday morning and straight to the Metro for a long queue at the ticket machines and then 7 stops later crammed onto the small train (not much fun with a claustrophobic wife) we arrived in Lille.

The streets were heaving already.

We walked almost non stop for over 6 hours only pausing to look at goods on sale and stopping to queue for some frites with mayo and a beer.
Only one skateboard spotted, a 1980's Toys R Us type complete, loads of rollerblades and a Snakeboard.

Loads of cameras though, some looked as though they'd been dredged up from the bottom of canals at times though.

Above is a Zenith Photosniper kit that the seller wanted 100€ for, although that was open to negotiation. I didn't negotiate.

There were also a load of Velo Solexes (Solexi?) and various other assorted motorbikes and mopeds, including a nice looking Peugeot.

Back on the Metro early evening which was quieter, a rest, and then into the V2 Centre for dinner at a nice Belgian themed restaurant.

More tomorrow in Part Deux

Fury

Saw a review of the Royal Enfield Fury in the paper at the weekend, mentioned my local motorcycle dealers/florists.




The Fury is a good looking bike, got that Flat Tracker style I've always loved.

SS100 V-Twin.

Hmmm, this blog seems to be going the way of Trawlers these days.

Anyway here's a beautiful thing, SS100 v-twin built from 2 SS50's by Allen Millyard who went on to build amongst other things a 2300cc V12 Kawasaki

Monkey Davidson

Brilliant, another flat track inspired bike. Love that exhaust pipe.

I want one.

H2

I think this is the most beautiful bike I've ever seen.
It ticks all the boxes for me.
Big 2 stroke motor ✓


Flat Track Style ✓


Built by a skater ✓



Yes, this bike was built and owned by none other than 7 times World Slalom champion Henry Hester.

Here's some foootage of him racing Tony Alva in the 1976 Carlsbad Hang Ten World Slalom Championships.