El Rastro

This morning, I went on a run with my friend Katherine. We ran around the central city on a main road, and then ended up running to el Rastro. This is a huge market, where many people come to set up stands and sell their goods. You can find some pretty nice deals on things there. We didn't have any money, so we just looked around. It happens every Sunday, so many I will have to go back.

Some of the things I saw were: cheap sandals (only 6 Euros), underwear, fake or maybe real Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, and Porsche polos for cheap, bathing suits, dresses, baby toys, kids books, leather bags and other goods, sunglasses and more. It was a pretty big event and lots of people were there. It was also kind of overwhelming because everyone yells at you to come buy their stuff. "¡Tengo la moda, muy barrato! ¡Pruebalo!"

All of the other stores are closed in town, so el Rastro is a big attraction. On my way home, I noticed all the main stores in town were closed, even including Carrefour, which is basically the equivalent to Meijer but a lot smaller. It's kind of interesting how they close all the stores here on Sunday. Quite the contrast to the fast-paced American life. Also, my friend noticed that as she was running over to meet me at around 10AM, hardly anyone was even out yet! People are definitely on different schedules here for the most part.