Tuesdays at the Feria…
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Tuesday is easily becoming my favorite day of the week! Just half a block from our apartment, they close off the street to traffic and it becomes a “feria” – an outdoor market with vendors of all kinds. You can purchase eggs or a plunger, fresh cilantro and ginger or the newest product to whiten your sneakers.
For instance, today I went out with my “carrito” and spent about an hour shopping on the street. There were moms and big sisters with little kids weaving between shoppers on their trikes. There were fathers and uncles looking for the best prices on veggies and fruits for their families. The sounds of hawkers advertising their products and the street entertainer with his out-of-tune guitar hoping for the jingle of coins in a plastic cup hanging off the neck of his instrument, mixed with the laughter of market day.
I had to agree with a little boy walking with his mother in front of me – the air was filled with the smell of “frutilla” – strawberry, which is at the peak of its season. But that was interrupted when I came up to the fish stand and purchased today’s lunch – fresh “reineta” (my dictionary says it’s Pomfret??!!) But soon I found my favorite herb stalls and breathed in as much basil as possible!
By the time the sun was at its hottest, my cart was overflowing – watermelon, grapefruit, beets, a new laundry basket, an electrical adapter, corn-on-the-cob, fragrant nectarines, juicy strawberries and cherries…and even a new blouse to wear to church Sunday! All for about $30!
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