We seemed to do very little else but talk about, and visit, markets this weekend. 
Saturday brought us a European market which was a little disappointing (unless you're looking for cheap watches and other tat!). A few things did take our fancy though. We found a french cheese stall where Cameron chose some smoked brie. We also found a stall selling a variety of Corsican hanging sausages - Cameron chose three different kinds to bring home (vegetarians look away now!): duck, garlic and wild boar.
On Sunday we went to a car boot sale. I hadn't been to one of these since I was a child and I'd forgotten how crowded and scary they can be when you're small - so much pushing and shoving. We had a good time though. We found a full set of Classic Monopoly for 20p, some vintage Beano/Dandy books for 25p each and Cameron was most excited to find a retro, limited edition, Pokemon Nintendo 64 with two Pokemon games for less than £10. More amazing than the price was that it actually worked when we brought it home!
Also we have been pondering over Christmas/festive/Yuletide markets. The festive season is something we celebrate in a big way and now that I'm doing much better with travelling (have you been noticing?!) there are more options opening up for us. The market in Leeds looks fantastic and exactly the sort of thing I was hoping to find - the traditional wooden stalls and German things. We're also looking at York's St Nicholas Fayre, although the website doesn't have very much information. It has a good reputation though and is open in the week so we have a better chance of managing it when less crowded.
leeds one is good - expensive and quite small, but then I grew up with the real thing so have been spoilt! The York one sounds interesting, we might give that a try this year.
ReplyDeletegreat finds at the car boot sale! I was going to go to the leeds market last year but never made it, might have a look at it for this year
ReplyDeleteGreat car boot finds :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Lincoln Christmas market, which was good, but *very* crowded.
I'm hoping to go to the Bath market this year, but I want a quiet day!?