Happy Sunday, blog friends, how are you? I hope all is well. I've been a bit busy these days, but luckily I've also had the chance to take a few trips. Today I'm taking you back to the city of Montecatini. This time, however, I'm not taking you wandering around the outskirts, but to a very nice fair held along two of the main streets of northern Montecatini, closed to cars for the occasion: Via Marruota and another street (I don't remember the name). I really like fairs and markets. I'd read online that this was a small spring market, so my husband and I decided to go. As soon as we arrived, we were very impressed by the ponies and horses. The ponies were very cute, but I didn't want to get too close to photograph them because I was afraid of disturbing them. Children and adults were allowed to ride for free, but I'm a little scared, so I didn't go, but I thought it was a great initiative to raise awareness of one of the city's equestrian centers and introduce young people to this sport.
Feliz domingo, amigos del blog, 驴c贸mo est谩n? Espero que todo est茅 bien. He estado un poco ocupada estos d铆as, pero por suerte tambi茅n he tenido la oportunidad de hacer algunos viajes. Hoy los llevo de vuelta a la ciudad de Montecatini. Esta vez, sin embargo, no los llevo a pasear por las afueras, sino a una feria muy bonita que se celebra en dos de las calles principales del norte de Montecatini, cerradas al tr谩fico para la ocasi贸n: Via Marruota y otra calle (no recuerdo el nombre). Me encantan las ferias y los mercados. Hab铆a le铆do en internet que este era un peque帽o mercado de primavera, as铆 que mi esposo y yo decidimos ir. Nada m谩s llegar, nos impresionaron mucho los ponis y los caballos. Los ponis eran muy lindos, pero no quise acercarme demasiado para fotografiarlos porque ten铆a miedo de molestarlos. Tanto ni帽os como adultos pod铆an montar gratis, pero yo tengo un poco de miedo, as铆 que no fui. Aun as铆, me pareci贸 una iniciativa estupenda para dar a conocer uno de los centros ecuestres de la ciudad e introducir a los j贸venes en este deporte.
Continuing through the market, we saw a truly mixed market. There were some antique stalls, with paintings, some valuable and some not, vintage watches (which my husband was very fascinated by), mirrors, vases, old tools, and even vintage cameras鈥攙ery beautiful. There were also stalls selling modern items, especially inexpensive clothing, but also more unique and expensive items. Obviously, the stalls selling inexpensive clothes were more valuable. Then there were also stalls selling handicrafts, handmade jewelry and bags, costume jewelry, wallets, beauty accessories, and countless knick-knacks of all kinds. There were truly so many stalls along the entire street.
Another of my favorite stalls was the one with the animals, which fortunately seemed well-kept. You can't always trust the stallholders with animals, sometimes they aren't well-kept. However, there were many cute animals, birds of various kinds, parrots, mice, hamsters, and guinea pigs. I really hope that some of them have found homes.
Anyway, besides the market, we also saw some beautiful streets and even a church. If you follow me, you know I love visiting churches, but unfortunately this one was closed. It was a very modern church called Corpus Christi. It actually has a new structure. It doesn't look like a church, but I would have been curious to visit the inside, even though I prefer old churches. It was a pleasant stroll through the market, but miraculously, I didn't buy anything! Maybe it was because during the move, I realized I had too many things and I didn't give in to anything!
Siguiendo nuestro recorrido por el mercado, nos encontramos con una aut茅ntica mezcla de todo. Hab铆a puestos de antig眉edades, con cuadros, algunos valiosos y otros no tanto, relojes antiguos (que fascinaron a mi marido), espejos, jarrones, herramientas antiguas e incluso c谩maras vintage, todas preciosas. Tambi茅n hab铆a puestos que vend铆an art铆culos modernos, sobre todo ropa barata, pero tambi茅n objetos m谩s exclusivos y caros. Obviamente, los puestos de ropa barata eran los m谩s valiosos. Adem谩s, hab铆a puestos de artesan铆a, bisuter铆a y bolsos hechos a mano, carteras, accesorios de belleza e infinidad de chucher铆as de todo tipo. Hab铆a much铆simos puestos a lo largo de toda la calle.
Otro de mis puestos favoritos era el de los animales, que por suerte parec铆a estar bien cuidado. No siempre se puede confiar en los vendedores ambulantes con los animales, a veces no los cuidan bien. Sin embargo, hab铆a muchos animales adorables: p谩jaros de diversas especies, loros, ratones, h谩msteres y cobayas. Espero de verdad que algunos hayan encontrado un hogar.
En fin, adem谩s del mercado, tambi茅n vimos unas calles preciosas e incluso una iglesia. Si me segu铆s, sab茅is que me encanta visitar iglesias, pero por desgracia esta estaba cerrada. Era una iglesia muy moderna llamada Corpus Christi. De hecho, tiene una estructura nueva. No parece una iglesia, pero me habr铆a dado curiosidad entrar, aunque prefiero las iglesias antiguas. Fue un paseo agradable por el mercado, 隆pero milagrosamente no compr茅 nada! Quiz谩s fue porque durante la mudanza me di cuenta de que ten铆a demasiadas cosas y no ced铆 a la tentaci贸n.
First picture edited by my phone, others pictures edited by my phone, translation with deepl.
