Flea market

Today I want to continue my story about an interesting antique shop in La Rochelle. You can read the beginning here. In the first part I showed general interior of the store, now I will focus on antiques in particular. Trust me, they are worth it! The store has a lot of chic candlesticks of the 19th ...

The city of La Rochelle on the Atlantic ocean attracts tourists not only from all over France, but also from other countries.  From Orleans, you can get to La Rochelle really quickly, it takes just 3 hours on the highway. Lately I've been there quite rarely due to much work. But ...

It has become a tradition to hold a holiday every year on May 1 in the alleys of Chambord castle. There's a big flea market here. More than 500 participants come from all regions of France to this event. There are even more visitors at this flea market: thousands and thousands of people come ...

Part 1 is here, and today we will continue a bright and colorful walk to the past. Let's start with this wonderful table, where you can see plates of the most famous porcelain factory in Germany Meissen. This porcelain is beautiful, it is always(!) hand-painted and is of stunning ...

It takes place only once a year and is timed to the Springfest. It attracts sellers not only from all over Germany, but also from neighboring states like Austria, France and Italy.  There are many antiques, and you can even find things of museum level. Here you can walk 10 hours (as long as ...