the medieval market

wow!

on saturday i went to a medieval market in the plaza de cervantes here in Alcalá de Henares. it was simply amazing.

there were shops selling swords, bread, birds, sun dials, spices, instruments,

quills to write, handwritten books...there was even a shop for witches!

for children they hand a special corner with a merry-go-round where a girl was sitting pedalling so that it goes round, rides on donkeys,

trapeze artists, a snake charmer ...

ofcourse there was also an arab quarter. the arabs ruled spain for more than 7 centuries.

also since we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Don Quijote, there were many don quijotes and sancho panzas made of wood, metal, leather, glass. curiously enough there was also one don quijote a la india! instead of a spear don quijote holds an agarbati!

what i liked most was that characters of the don quijote were walking around the market. it´s so good to know that don quijote is still alive.

amazing experience. will remember it for the rest of my life.