braderie

translated: rummage sale, clearance sale, discount sale, car boot sale... you get the picture.

the biggest flea market in europe was this weekend in Lille, France. the drive only took ten minutes more than the drive i would make from my utah home to my parents house. i wish i could explain adequately through words or these pics how big this was=6o miles of stalls, selling for 33 hours straight, 100,000 stalls, shoulder to shoulder traffic jams, etc. our non stop walking for seven hours, never on the same street nor touching the tip of the iceburg, was just right for us. out of it all we rummaged: one plate for our collection, sore walking legs, a kebab with calories to last a week, and loads of inspiration. mercy beaucoup!