MLL very kindly drew our attention to an event in Lille last weekend - so I just thought I would post a couple of photos here:
Every first weekend in September, ever increasing numbers of people come to enjoy this great annual rendezvous of flea market fanaticism, bric a brac hunting, bargaining, and amateur salesmanship. The Braderie: a 48 hour festival of brocanteurs all around the city of Lille.
Can anybody spot MLL et famille?... and you can see what she means about the resemblance to The Albert Clock.
The history of the Braderie of Lille is not well known. It is supposed – though no documentary evidence exists - that the tradition dates from the Middle Ages, when once a year the servant classes of Lille were given permission to sell – from dusk to dawn – old clothes and objects belonging to their employers.
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Now, if I had known about this I would have been over on the first plane :-)
poupée oubliée dans le feuillage d'un arbre...looks more like she's trying to escape!
