Postcards from Lille: The perfect daytrip to northeast France

What I knew about Lille before last month was pretty much zero. Tucked into a far corner of France, close to the Belgium border, the city seemed about as far as one could get from our lives in southwest France.

Having a few days to play while staying in Paris, I decided to make a detour to Lille with my daughter. While I prefer the south, one thing that …