To prepare well for your weekend at the Braderie de Lille, you have to prepare well. Here are the essential tips to experience a 2022 clearance sale without worries or stress.
1 – Prepare your mode of transport in advance : which train to book, where to park your car or bike, buy your metro pass in advance. To help you, go to the Braderie de Lille page: all you need to know about traffic.
2 – Provide your equipment. First of all, good shoes, because the sale is almost 100km of stalls to go through. Then check the weather forecast to find out if it will be hot or cold, wet or dry. No need to bother with clothes. And to bring back your purchases, one or more bags. A small backpack will allow you to carry all this as well as a small bottle of water and a snack.
3 – For those who have children : keep your children close to you and keep your eyes on them. More than two million people are expected and the risk of getting lost is real. Similarly, if you can, avoid strollers with which it will be impossible for you to travel on certain axes.
4 – Sleep well in the night from Friday to Saturday to enjoy the night at the braderie: it’s party time all over the city and the atmosphere is special. The early morning of Sunday is also a convivial moment.
5 – Keep the plan of the sale at hand. You will have identified in advance the essential places to go, especially if there are specific objects that you are looking for. Also to be seen: the must-see places at the Braderie de Lille.
6 – Have money in cash. Many junk shops or restaurants only accept cash.
7 – Plan breaks to eat paying attention to peak hours. The terraces are quickly taken by storm. A tip: sometimes you just have to go away in a small street to find a place.
8 – Open your eyes and don’t be in a hurry : this is how we discover unusual objects, unexpected situations. The Braderie de Lille what!
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– Bertrand Lefebvre