Imagine a day where the sun shines with such an intensity it burns through the sunhat; sweat running down your back, pavements hot through the soles of your flip flops and that was this day, back when, on the Costa del Sol.
I was there with my partner for one of our regular get-aways and we were staying in a friend's three bed apartment in Torreblanca.
We had caught the bus to the Market Square and as we got off the bus, the heat hit as if we had opened the oven door and stepped inside.
The market was in full swing and people were already pouring over the fresh fruit and vegetable stalls.
On the edge of the market a cafe had its tables out and they filled with people taking advantage of the shade, enjoying a cold beer or coffee.
Children thronged around the ice cream stand and played with their scooter, bikes, hula-hoops whilst they waited for their parents to pay.
I spotted the farm labourers touting their water melon pieces, coconut milks and boxes of over ripe tomatoes and listened to the chatter of the stall holders calling out to potential customers, friends, other stall holders.
We gathered ourselves and headed into the throng, looking this way and that at bras ideal as replacement bikini tops for the slightly portly or older ladies, jackets, beads, bangles, kaftans, towels, tablecloths, washing up cloths, leggings, jeans, T-shirts and children's wear........ music, speakers, military medals, scrubbing brushes, fabric softener, table lamps, ornaments, playing cards, cigarette cards.
We past the first fountain and rested. It had taken us over an hour to get that far and we had done less than half of it. The "lookie-lookie" guys arrived and laid out their fake Channel, Gucchi bags...we moved on....sideboards, tables, folding tables, card tables standard lamps, glass fronted cabinets, chairs, brooms, pots and pans. Spanish militaria, German militaria, retro jewellery, the stalls and the items went on and on.
Items perused, some purchased, we headed back towards the entrance taking a path we had not swept before.
Souveniers; belt buckles, belts, bowls, cups, mugs, wall hangings, plant pots, pictures, paintings, fridge magnets.
Ah, yes, fridge magnets; the day was drawing to an end and packing up time was fast approaching.
Reduction of stock,
3 magnets for 8€
I chose a frog,
a bunch of cherries
and a salamander
Sadly, the salamander fell off the fridge one day and broke into so many pieces I wasn't able to put him back together again, but I still have the bunch of cherries and of course, the frog, which still has pride of place by the door handle.͒
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