Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Made in Italy


The Tuesday market in La Cascine is like an open-air WalMart--everything from cocktail dresses to parakeets. Very few tourists, but crammed with locals.

After picking through 15 euro shoes and 2 euro wooden bead necklaces the vendors insisted are made in Italy, I bought this spoonrest:






And no, Mom, the stamp on the back doesn't say "Made in China." Apparently, it's the finest Italian porcelain.

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