Rain

So, yesterday was the nicest day so far. Today, the most miserable. Weather wise, that is.

Today was also Market day. Wednesdays and Saturdays are Market days here in Venlo, with Saturday being much bigger then Wednesdays. So, due to my lack of fruit and just general food, I decided to check out the Market. It was very busy, and very wet. I was quite overwhelmed. I ended up not buying very much, most of the fruit and veggies were in big bags of a couple kgs. So I didn't feel like buying a huge bag of onions or leaks, and even if I did, I had biked there. I did buy a bag of oranges, so that should last me the week I think, and I also bought a bucket of grapes.

(Cheese stall at the market) 

The market had a lot of stuff, a lot of flowers, and fabrics, and clothes, and veggies and fruit. There was also a bread booth. There were quite a few cheese and fish booths as well. There were some food stalls, but I could not really decipher what they were selling, so I passed :).

It's hard to see, but this is a cool fence that doubles as a bike rack!

After the Market, and being quite wet, I decided to check out a shopping plaza that was on the other side of my house, a bit south (everything else is north). My main mission there was to get stamps at the magazine shop and perhaps a dictionary. After getting even more wet, I was about to buy some worldwide stamps, but failed at my dictionary mission. I liked the stores though, I *think* they are closer to my house then the other supermarkets I've found, but they aren't on the way home from work. Also, the store is an Albert Hejin, which is a more expensive chain.

In the afternoon I (finally!!!) successfully got myself a regional bike route map, and two dictionaries (a pocket sized one and a larger English-->Dutch). So I spent a good deal of time planning a potential bike route for tomorrow, as long as the weather is better then today.. which I am doubtful about :(