Summer is market season in my part of the world and over the years I think I’ve been to almost all of them at one point. One blank spot in my market memory was the one in Sjöbo*, even though it probably is the second largest attendance of all the province’s markets after the one in Kivik (I’ve not seen official numbers but the expectation was for 100,000 visitors over two days, so that will give you an idea). So to remedy my lack of visits to this market I convinced my photo buddy (a.k.a. Dad) that we should drive the half-hour east and experience this market.
I’ve written it many times before, but I just can’t understand why people insist on bringing their dogs to these loud and potentially hot and very distracting and confusing places.
After a bit of driving around once we got to Sjöbo we found a parking spot not too far away from the market area and could join the thousands of people walking around, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells (lots of churros, burgers, kebabs, donuts and other “healthy” food on offer).
Old friends are good to have…as are new friends…pretty much friends in general!
I am not one to shame people, but I must say…I don’t think I’ve seen a mullet like this since 1989!
I am not a videographer, but I did shoot a short clip among all the rides available to market visitors. I am sure the place got even busier later in the day. We were there just two hours after the market opened for business.
* It turned out that I was wrong about not having been to this market before. It turns out that I had gone there about twelve years ago, according to my photo archive. However it must have been quite non-memorable and rainy day that day, since I only had a couple of pictures saved and most were of people walking around with umbrellas and market stalls covered in plastic for rain protection.