“Market Day” is not necessarily high on our list of things to visit, but since this was our first for here, we braced ourselves and we took the plunge. The "Big Marketplace" did contain more people present than we’d ever seen before in one place in Diksmuide, but if we had added up the numbers the total would certainly not have qualified as a “crowd”, perhaps more a “small gathering”. As has been our usual experience in markets of this ilk, a smattering of quality food product stood out among an otherwise forgettable collection of trinkets and the sort of clothing a person would not be seen in even after his time on earth had expired. Strangely perhaps despite the fresh produce on offer, the greatest gathering of folk seemed to be around the various take away food vans.
Still not quite up to speed with the way the town works, we asked the nice man in an electronics shop why he was closed on Tuesdays.
“Because Monday is market day” he replied ever so helpfully, as though that explained everything. There were vague warning bells ringing in our heads though; Is it possible, we wondered, that indulging in market hot dog cheeriness is the kind of activity that needs a prolonged recovery time?
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