Werll, the kernmis that comes to our city every year ended yesterday and traditionally the monday after it is Lapjesdag. "Lapjes" are pieces of cloth, and originally it was a huge market where women could come and buy cloth to make clothing, bed linnen, kitchen towels and anything that was made of cloth for ridiculously low prices. Nowadays the kermis remains partially open and you can buy anything under the sun for extremly low prices so the streets are closed for traffic and people croud them looking for bargains. Today was stormy and rainy, so the croud was subdued and less than normal. Here is a U-Tube link to see what goes on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcnRCCqE7pk Well my wife and her sister left at 07:00 this morning with a determined look and I rolled out of bed to begin the house cleaning and the processing of more toms. This lot yielded a bit more than 4 quarts and enough to make a Bolognese sauce for spaghetti tonight. ...oh yes--they came home at about 4 p.m., loaded down with bags and soaking wet. My bride had blouses for 1 euro, socks for me, a 60/40 and a host of other things. She was well chuffed. We all sat down and I made tea and they told the whole story.
That's some event you missed there, guess tomatoes would be more fun than shopping with two women. Funny around here, if they get that many people, the prices all double.
That looked to be a fun day. the rides looked similiar to what we have here. (bumper cars, farris wheel, etc..) I know thats where I'd want to be. I love markets where I can get a good deal. Its fun just to walk around and look.
Shopping for 9 hours? It looks like a fun day, though, with all the different stalls. I bet they appreciated the bolognese after the wet shopping spree!
That looks like a fun festival. I don't know that I have ever shopped anywhere for 9 hours I was surprised to see the names of the rides in English and that big creature thing at one of them was speaking English.
That looks like it was a fun time. I would of loved to been to something like that, but 9 hours,,,hola. I know Mrs. Sjoerd and friend had a great time. And the bargains, who can pass that up. What I would of loved to see is the Mrs, taking a video of you on that one ride that goes in circles and spins at the same time,,,lol. Now that would of made 9 hours worth it! When we was in Germany there was something like that but i think it was there all sommer long. And in the deep south in America i have heard of a 3 state long flea market that starts in Alabama and goes to Kentucky? i think. I have never been to it, but dang can you imagine the walk that involves to see all thats there. lol, not for me.
Well PS...it is exactly the prices that draw the big crowds--not the size of the crowd that effects the price. That's why everyone comes--those rediculous prices. Toni...they think the english is "cool" here, y'see. One even hears folks injecting certain words and phrases into our language from time to time....to sound "cool". I went once and that was it for me. Usually in august it's hot and dry so the crowds are literally shoulder to shoulder in all the streets. I don't find that so much fun, you can hardly turn around and finding a seat at the terraces is so good as impossible. In addition to this it's an 'approved' drinking day, so there are alot of drunk folks acting silly. The drinking begins very early in the morning and by 2-3p.m. they are limp. hahaha
