Zoces Globetrotting: Markets

Thursday, March 11, 2010

La Bouqueria, Barcelona, a guest blog post

This is a contribution from Christina.

La Bouqueria, Barcelona

La Bouqueria sign

La Bouqueria, the fabulous food market in Barcelona, has it all. From delicate handmade chocolates to severed pigs' heads.

The moment we stepped under the glass sign, we entered a world where there is only one rule: to let all your senses run wild. Let yourself go! Like an Aladdin's cave of food, the stalls just kept multiplying. Fruit, vegetables, cheese, spices, herbs, fish, meat, poultry, sweets, specialities.. everything you could possibly dream of right there, within reach.

vegetables and fruit

vegetables and Zoran

peppers

fish

miss piggy

spices

chocolate

chocolate detail

The markets in Paris, Venice, London, etc. all compare to this one, but La Bouqueria definitely has its own almost carnivalesque character. Emphasized perhaps by the dozens of street performers who lined La Rambla in their colourful costumes.

We were happily wandering around in there for more than four hours, with a lunch break down the far end. Psst, next time we need to try tapas at the famous Pinotxo bar (remember it is close to the entrance).

after lunch enjoyment

There where actually too many impressions to write down, but one special one deserves to be mentioned here: Zoran's joy when he found huge truffles at a bargain price!! :-)

truffles

For those of you who haven't been yet, La Bouqueria has got to be your next weekend destination.

Here are a few other pictures from Barcelona at Spring time...

Zoce the blogger

breakfast

dreaming

spring atmosphere

departure

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Rambling Portobello Road Market, in a thousand words...

The entire day could have easily been spent rambling, browsing, eating... on the Portobello Road Market which runs the length of Portobello Road. It offers everything, like antiques, fashion, second hand goods, even fruit and veg ;-)

In reality one can even sleep around... Not to mention, this is one of the very trendy part of the city full of designer shops and top-notch restaurants on the crossing streets.