This past Saturday and Sunday we chose to just hang out in town and around the house. The temps were in the upper 70’s and it was a bright sunshiny day. On Saturday mornings there is a large market on the edge of town which is just down the road from us. After just one wrong turn we found it and though we really didn’t need anything we walked the length of stalls looking at what was being offered. This was primarily a clothing market but did have a good “food section” which offers more action and photo opportunities as the local clientele decide what to do for dinner. The unwritten food handling rules differed from what we observed in the markets in the lakes district around Como. Here, people would most often choose their own produce and had no qualms about squeezing or looking over anything they might be considering. This was in contrast to the hands off policy found to the north.
We went into town each day to stroll along the streets and get a daily dose of gelato. On Saturday we solved our internet connectivity problem at the same time as we ate gelato. We used the shop’s WiFi and sat at a table on the edge of the piazza. Problem deliciously solved and at a better price point. It was pizza for dinner at one of Jerry’s favorite spots in town and then back up to the house. Sunday we did some shopping at the grocery store and I cooked dinner at home in the evening. Ready for the road on Monday.
Let’s go shopping.
Pony tail bands
You can even get those hard to find items here!
One of the shop keepers.
Smoked fish.
Mounds of sun dried tomatoes and salted capers.
It took me a few seconds to figure out what this frugal shopper was doing to the tomatoes. Since they are sold by weight she was pulling of the little green stems before they were weighed!
Plums tossed into the paper cone that is the take away container.
If one egg plant is good…..
Then this is heaven.
Fresh shrimp to go.
Music in the main piazza steps.
Keeping up with old friends.
Old doors with rusted metal grills along the old fishing center on the water front.
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The guys hangin’ in the piazza.
At one time this looks like it was a fine hotel in the center of town.
Re the frugal shopper who was removing the tomato stems so she wouldn’t have to pay for them — I notice the same phenomenon here in Houston at Central Market. In the mushroom produce bin, have you ever noticed all the stubs separated from their caps? Who knew vegetables are now a leading economic indicator?
Another round of fantastic photos. I notice Laura is now wearing neck scarves and sleeves. Winter coming on?
Hello Andy,
It is not winter yet by any stretch but we are glad to be in Sicily with mid 70 highs instead of still to the north in Como. It is raining there and the temps are mid 30’s to mid 40’s!!!
Our niece arrives tomorrow and we will be doing a counter clockwise tour around Sicily. Pics to follow!
Michael