Today I had the pleasure of introducing one of my favourite places in our city to Vassilis and Cuddlefish – the car boot sale. It’s dodgy, dirty, loud and busy and tons of fun!
So here are a few car boot sale guidelines:

1) It’s massive and it’s busy, but in the words of Cuddlefish, it’s somewhat of a marathon, not a sprint. You’ve got to take your time, look at everything and keep an eye on people you’re with. It’s so crowded that you end up playing ‘where’s Waldo’ more often than not, minus the easily noticeable striped shirt.





2) A very few things are actually sold from car boots, and clothes are generally just piled on the floor. You need to dig in and I mean really dig in. Getting down on all fours helps.







3) Take photos of any hidden gems you find, because they’re usually one of the kind and the world will never see such wonders again.







Vassilis's fat pants!




OMG!!


4) Haggle and then haggle some more. If it’s useless, you’ll probably get it for free. For example, we have no idea what this wiggly purple thing is, but Vassilis is freaked out by it and my kitties have already killed it a dozen times over.



It’s impossible not to buy anything there, and this hunt’s treasures were a scarf, a skirt (both in the process of disinfecting at the moment) and five books. I’m a sucker for old books and this time I got a cool double book; Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on one side and Five Little Peppers and How They Grew on the other (have no idea what that one is, never heard of it). The other four are all by Enid Blyton, who I absolutely adore.



The only bummer was that Lumo couldn’t come with, so we’re doing this again and soon.

Oh, and Croatia won another gold medal, this time for water polo. I'm so very proud of my country. Here's a sweet bromantic moment from after the match. Mmmmm, speedos....