We take a little walking tour around the town,
Aire sur la
Lys.
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We start at the tower where my parents find the best free wireless signal for their
ipad.
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The tour takes us along little used streets.
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The canal system in France used to be a major
source of transporting goods that also connected with other countries.
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That is Nigel with his face pressed against the closed patisserie shop.
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A peak through a key hole at an abandoned church.
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This is the main
enormous church in
Aire sur la
Lys.
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A grand beast.
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Random shrines in random walls.
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And off on the road again.
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Wind energy dots the northern French landscape.
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We then we get on the canal boat...
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And drift along the labyrinth of canals.
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This little stop is a farmers market selling produce from the fields surrounding it.
(The kitchen updates are coming soon everybody. We are watching it emerge as I fill in with France blogs)
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