[FR] Tram+VAL Tour de France 2: Valenciennes+Rouen

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kcp

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Bonjour,

Part two of my Tour de France report is a compilation of pictures of two trips that I made while staying in Lille: I went to Rouen and Valciennes.

Valenciennes

Valenciennes is just a 45min train ride away from Lille

The tram network consists of two lines. Both lines start at the same station and part ways after passing through downtown. I did not like the paint job of the trams that mich. I was a bit too boring for my taste. Your take on the colour?

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On the inside, they looked a bit better

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Classic motif in Frensh cities: Tram in a roundabout (taken next to "Nungesser" station)

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A bridge near "Anzin Hotel de Ville" offered a nice view from above

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The tracks surrounding "Chemin Vert" ("green way") literally match the stations name.

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Bridge "Pont Jacob" spans over the tracks of the rail station and the Schelde river

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Impressions from Valenciennes railway station

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An architectural marvel: The town hall

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Rouen

The trip to Rouen took a bit longer: 3 hours both ways. For the outbound trip I used a direct TER. For the return I had to use Intercité and TGV services via Paris

As some stations are below the surface, the tram is called "Métro" (I will stick to tram ;-)). A tram at the stop below the railway station.

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Just one word: "Vertigo":

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The tram network has two lines (both named "M"). Both start at "Boulingrin". I will hop on this train heading to downtown in a few minutes.

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Mixed tram impressions (as I cannot decipher my own hand writing, I cannot tell anymore where I took the pictures).

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Trams passing the Seine river

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The Seine without trams is nice too ;-)

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A look into a tram

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The no-frills station design

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The cathedrals sticks out from the rest of the buildings

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The facade was quite impressive

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Want to refurbish your staircase and need some ideas? How about this?

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Church St. Ouen was nice to look at too.

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The clock tower ("Le Gros Horloge")

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Outside view of Rouen railway station. On the inside there were some nice murals on the wall

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A TER leaves the station

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These two trips ended may stay in Lille, I packed my stuff and hopped on a train heading south.

Salut
Charly
 




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