Years ago Pozna艅 had a slaughter house similar to the one in Chicago called The Stockyards where they would kill animals and sell the meat. It's been closed for some time but all of the buildings remain in their red and yellow brick structures. I've always been interested in seeing inside the gates of this place so today was the day we did it because each weekend they hold a "flea market" in the parking area inside and there you can find many interesting things to buy like antiques, clothing, fresh vegetables dvd's, records and even dish soap.
We thought we would go in the morning when the temperature was not so high but today, even at 10:30, it was already 34c and not our kind of weather but nevertheless we went and walked around. Most interesting to my were the buildings but also the antique furniture. One chair, or throne, caught my eye because of the craftsmanship but, unfortunately, someone had decided to spray it all silver. Of course we didn't buy it because we have no room for such a chair and the paint would have to be stripped off. I didn't ask the price but due to it's size I suppose it would not be cheap. Out of curiosity we may go back next week to ask the price if it is still there. I can just imagine some "royal" person sitting on that throne.
We needed to cool off after walking around in the sun for an hour so we went to the rynek for cold coffee and got there just before the famous goats made their appearance on the top of the town hall at noon. Each Sunday at 11:00 a local orchestra performs in front of the town hall for an hour and a half so we had a chance to hear them. We went back home, took cold showers, opened all the windows to get a breeze running through our flat and spent the rest of the day talking, watching movies and having supper.
Lat temu Pozna艅 mia艂 rze藕ni podobn膮 do tej w Chicago o nazwie gdzie mia艂y Historyczne zagrody dla byd艂a zabija膰 zwierz臋ta i sprzedaj膮 mi臋so. To zosta艂o zamkni臋te na jaki艣 czas, ale wszystkie budynki pozostan膮 w czerwone i 偶贸艂te konstrukcji murowanych. Zawsze by艂em ciekaw, wewn膮trz bramy tym miejscu, wi臋c dzisiaj by艂 dzie艅, 偶e to zrobili艣my, bo w ka偶dy weekend 偶e posiadaj膮 "pchli targ" na parkingu w 艣rodku i tam mo偶na znale藕膰 wiele ciekawych rzeczy do kupienia jak antyki, odzie偶, 艣wie偶e warzywa dvd, rekordy, a nawet mydelniczka.
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