The second weekend of the Festival had a poor weather forecast and, anyway, I had other things to do so I gave it a miss. It's mostly loud music, eating and drinking, none of which excites me greatly (can't make sense of the music with my awful hearing). On Friday, however, I was walking up through the village and realised the continental street market was already underway, so I walked up that way along Exhibition Road. You can buy street food from all over the world here. I follow a gluten free diet so most of it isn't suitable for me, which is just as well or I might be tempted by the Portuguese Pastel de Nata (egg custard tart) or the churros.
In and amongst, there are a few stalls that sell novelty knits and colourful clothing. I was happy to see an alpaca, a nice little nod to Saltaire's heritage, since it was alpaca wool that made Sir Titus Salt a rich man.
I love alpaca wool! I lost a wonderful shawl which had a lot of sentimental value as well as being beautiful...but won't replace it of course.
ReplyDeleteI imagine the scents from the various food stalls were quite enticing, at least some of them.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been quite lively in the evening.
ReplyDeleteCute alpaca :) I'm reminded that my town's annual autumn market must be coming up next weekend. I rarely buy much there but if the weather's fine I often go to have a look...
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the bad weather! It has been pretty rainy here which I don't mind too much because I have been very excited for fall. We are having our kitchen cabinets refinished this year so I have been looking forward to that. It looks like a wonderful street market! I always love to stop and check out what the vendors are selling. Love the alpaca! So cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a colorful market! I'd be sorely tempted by the food.
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