Banks All the banks
have big branches on rue
Nationale, and you can
guarantee to find one open
until 4pm on Saturday.
There's a branch of Barclays
here too.
Books Le Furet du
Nord, 11 place Général-de-Gaulle,
is a huge bookstore with a
wide selection of books in
English.
Cinema There are
several cinemas in Lille
with a concentration on rue
de Béthune. Le Métropole
on rue des Ponts-de-Comines
shows original-language
versions with normally a
couple in English. Gaumont
at no. 25 rue des Alpes and
UGC on rue de Béthune will
usually have one of their
screens in English.
Doctors SOS Médecins
(tel 03.20.29.91.91).
Hitch-hiking Auto
Pass, 21 rue Patou (tel
03.20.14.31.91), is an
organization that puts
hitch-hikers and drivers in
touch with each other.
Laundry There are
several outlets of Lavotec,
the most central being at 72
rue Pierre-LeGrand, 57 rue
des Postes and 137 rue Solférino.
Markets The loud
and colourful Wazemmes
market is centred around
place de la Nouvelle
Aventure. Main day Sun but
also open Tues and Thurs
(7am-2pm). A smaller food
market takes place in vieux
Lille on place du
Concert (Wed, Fri & Sun
7am-2pm).
Post office place
du Théâtre, cnr bd Carnot,
and 7 place de la République
(both Mon-Fri 8am-6.30pm,
Sat 8.30am-12.30pm).
Taxi Gare (tel
03.20.06.64.00); Taxi Union
(tel 03.20.06.06.06).
