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| In between Belgium and France |
It
all started on Saturday, February 17th. In a small town Wervik there
was a local beer festival and me and some other internationals decided to check
it out. Before we headed to the event we had a walk by the Leie river and
enjoyed magnificent sunset.
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| Me, Hristiana, Oriane and Leyre catching a photo with a sunset |
Surprising thing about the river is that it
marks a border between Belgium and France. Half of the river belongs to Belgium
and other half to France. It's like you are walking in Belgium but on your right side you see France. While we were walking on the bank there was a big
bridge in from of us and I was so excited to get on it. I knew that it’s a
place where you can be in two countries at one time! This fact blew my mind (LOL) because there is no security, no board control, no one checks your passport. I
don’t even know which is the nearest city when you cross the border but this
time I felt the easiness of traveling in Europe. I know it’s all because of
Schengen Area but I guess I never realized it before. People who live in Wervik
goes to France to buy fresh baguettes,
champagne or wine and French goes to Belgium for gasoline. There are so many
diverse lifestyles around the world and when you discover them it makes you
realize differences between cultures.
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| The bridge separating Belgium and France |
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| Wervik town |
‘The bridge experience‘
was a memorable thing for me that evening. The beer festival was another
exciting event. For me it seemed like a big community gathering. It was special
because of the atmosphere - families with even little kids and friends were all
together enjoying a good drink. I have never seen such example in Lithuania.
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| Beer festival |
Unfortunately, we had to
leave earlier to the last train back home. It required fast running as the
train almost left without us. Then we danced until we droped 😜 Yup, that was
an adventurous day!
Sunday, February 18th.
Internationals decided to take a train to Lille. It’s a city in northern
France. We wanted to check the vintage market and walk around the city. To be
honest, the market was a bit empty, of course because it was the last day. At
least Lille was warm and cozy to spend an afternoon. This city has so many
little interesting spots that each of them makes you to take a photo of it.
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Colorful houses in Lille
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| French man reading a book in the afternoon |
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| Do you feel the Frenchiness of this photo? So vintage! |
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| Lille Town Hall |
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| Photo for a memory |
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| Erasmus friends enjoying Lille. We look like falling but we tried our best to make a group photo from the ground 😜 |
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