Sunday Swan Market.

A week earlier I saw the event "Swan Market Tilburg" popped up in my Facebook feed, and I decided to give it a visit on Sunday. The Swan Market is a lifestyle market which is very alike to the craft market we have in Hong Kong. It took place at Spoorzone, a construction-site like area behind Tilburg Central Station. Stalls inside sell everything ranging from homewares to cupcakes, and they are all so tumblr-like making me want to bring them all home!

I was first attracted by the beautiful handmade Polonaise china. The blue and write pattern on it was so unique and elegant. However most of them were very heavy and delicate so I could not bring them back to Hong Kong. Then I went on and explored some food stalls. One of them sold a wide range of Italian olive oil and all sort of vinegar. I tried a few flavours with the bread the shopper provided and they tasted so good! I especially like the pear vinegar which I could not resist and have to bring it home. I also brought two other flavours as the shop was doing a 3 for 10euro deal. After that I switched to the homeware/clothing side, it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I could not take my eyes off those adorable cooper furniture as well as the pretty vintage clothing. I ended up getting a fluffy white maxi cardigan which I am absolutely obsessed with. It was so soft and classy!

I really enjoyed all sorts of market I have been to in the Netherlands so far. They always come in a wide variety of products with high quality, no matter it is fresh food or handcrafts. Another thing I really like is that the stall owners always make sure I shop stress-free. Sometimes it is really stressful when I shop if I see the owner keep staring at me and putting a moon face on. I am already looking forward to the weekly market at the weekend and cannot wait to share it with you soon!

p.s. And so sorry on missing the Sunday post! I forgot to bring umbrella the day I went to the market and I got a cold, ouch!

大概一星期前我在Facebook看到"Swan Market Tilburg"的event，喜歡逛市集的我當然不會錯過啦！Swan Market在中央火車站後面的一個工地區舉行，它和香港常常舉行的手作市集差不多，都有各式各樣的東西賣，由家品擺設到各地美食均應有盡有。

我剛走進市集便馬上被一片藍白色吸引，那是一個售賣手造波蘭瓷器的檔攤。所有瓷器都製作得十分精緻，可惜它們實在太重和太易打碎，故我唯有打消帶他們回港的念頭。然後同行的友人十分想吃芝士蛋糕，故我們便走去看看賣食物的攤檔。由於那時是午飯時間，我們經過不同攤檔時都不忘試食。其中在一間賣意大利食品的攤檔逗留了很久，因為他們售賣的橄欖油和醋實在很好吃！尤其是他們的啤梨醋，酸酸甜甜十分開胃，所以便忍不住買回家了。繞過食品區便會到賣家品和衣服的攤檔，大部份都是走vintage／文青風格的，所以都十分好看。走著走著又看見我很喜歡的白色大毛衣，所以又把銀包奉獻給店主了哈哈！

過去幾週都逛了不少荷蘭市集，而全部我也十分喜歡。除了是因為他們賣的東西都十分高質素外，他們的店主全都十分和善，即使你只是隨便看看不光顧也不會黑起臉來，所以我每星期也十分期待這裏的周末市集！

p.s. 星期天沒有更新真是十分不好意思！因為逛市集那天忘了帶雨傘，結果就生病了...

Swan Market can also be found in other cities as well, check out this event page for more details:
Swan Market亦會在其他城市舉行，詳情可參閱這個Facebook Event Page:
https://goo.gl/kuNyqx