Emmy’s Shopping #4of8

In an antique store in Stockholm, Sweden, Emmy found a large heavy copper pot (20” X 9” X 11”) with a little ledge a couple of inches from the bottom, so it can sit in the top of another pot, and be used as a double boiler. They said it was used for cooking fish. A very large heavy bundle to carry as we walked the streets, rode the subway, walked from the station to the campsite, stored it in the camper, then checked it as luggage when we flew to California. It’s very sturdy, so I use it as the base for my cane/walking stick collection.

At a little antique store in Nievroz, France, Emmy bought a pewter mug, supposed to be from Napoleon’s time (will check for his fingerprints). I said I hope this isn’t the start of a large pewter collection. Well I bought something too, an old (early 1900’s) heavy (5 pounds) book entitled “La France, Géographie Illustrée” with 30 maps and over 1,000 pictures of the country of France. There is no date in the book, but the pictures show no autos or trucks, only horse drawn vehicles.

In Cork, Ireland, Emmy found a “darling” antique shop with a 1797 berry spoon for only $175. Emmy also liked a clock they had, but now is not the time to spend the $500. At an antique market in the town hall at Chester, England, Emmy finally bought a berry spoon for $10. Don’t think berries would have tasted any better in the $175 spoon she didn’t buy.

In Brussels, Belgium there’s a large square that’s been used as the flea-market for many years. It looks like a place where they sell real “fleas.” We bought a few small items (drawer handles and door hardware) then went to the antique market a few blocks away, in another open square nearer downtown, where things are very different and much more expensive.

Of course they had a flea market in Aachen, Germany. One rainy Sunday we strolled through the outdoor street market and were able to buy a couple of books printed in English. Sometimes it has been difficult to get enough reading material to fill our evenings, but it’s surprising to see how many interesting books (printed in English) we have purchased for pennies in flea markets across Europe.

One food stand in Aachen had Gyros, the Greek sandwiches Emmy likes, but she wasn’t hungry right then. That’s usually not a good enough excuse for her to refuse a Gyros.