Emmy’s Shopping #5of8

On the beach at Giovinazzo, Italy, near Bari, Emmy was closely watching a fisherman clean an odd looking sea-urchin, so he gave her a half of one. As best we could understand, it's called “richie” maybe spelled Ricci. We understood they are available only in March, April and May, and cost about 25 cents. Emmy didn't like the taste, but come to think of it, we don't remember paying the man for his delicacy

In Warsaw, Poland in 1985 we stopped at a street market with fruit and vegetables for sale. Not good quality food, but still better than in the grocery stores. In 1991, this spot was a flea market for computers only. Small computers, names unremembered in the USA, but computers none the less.

As we drove across the countryside, west of Copenhagen, Denmark, we saw a large field filled with people and vehicles. Would you believe it, this part of Denmark’s annual, yes once a year and we are here, flea market. Walked all over the place and of course bought several things. Emmy is proud of the little (3” X 4” X 8”) brass box that they said was used to sterilize needles, etc., by horse and buggy doctors, years ago.

The flea market in Zurich, Switzerland, was, as expected in that country, very neat and organized. Near the last bridge before the lake, on the downtown side of the bridge, there were signs, and lines drawn on the sidewalk and the pavement, for the Saturday flea market. The large market is well organized, and as neat as a flea market can be. The goods for sale ranged from low to high in value, and from junk to antique. Not as big a market as Frankfurt, Germany, but here they did not have so much new stuff. Emmy was very tempted, but not tempted enough, by a couple of large copper pots. Really a nice market.

Hameln, Germany, is a very clean town, with a lot of reminders of the “Pied Piper of Hameln.” As I said, “Hameln, the home of the Piper, and the former home of rats and kids.” The flea market was interesting, and as nice as we have seen anywhere. We bought a long copper shoe horn, 3 small bowls, and a little book about Cathedrals, all for a total of $7. (Now, what ever happened to that book?) We also saw several scales, (don’t know how to describe them) with an added portion that would permit a more accurate weight on small items. They were expensive, so thought maybe we would find one in another market, but we never saw one like it anywhere in any country, in all the markets we have visited.