One of the simple pleasures of life in Athens is the local "
Laiki" which is somehow a cross between a flea market and a farmer's market. You can buy everything from toilet paper to underwear to fresh fish..
Within walking distance from our house there are two weekly street markets-- to the east on Mondays and to the north on Tuesdays. Today I strolled through on my way to pick up George from school (which he loves, btw)..
Most of the women come with small hand carts to carry their purchases home, but I wasn't planning on buying much so I didn't think to bring anything like that. I learned a valuable lesson today though-- don't go to Laiki hungry..
I ended up spending all the cash in my pocket and had to carry home a few kilos-worth of produce. but it was worth it.
Tuesday's Laiki doesn't have a lot of "stuff," mostly food. I did buy two t-shirts for 2euros each, and I was tempted to get some cotton scarves, but I held out this week. Let's wait and see when I cave into the temptation..
I did come home with half a kilo of strawberries which George promptly ate when we got back to the house. I also picked up a bag of shelled pistachios and guiltily ate those myself..
I have a feeling by the end of our trip I will have tried everything they have at least once. Do it while you can, right?
