2nd September 2007 – A day of no work seemed a good idea, so I visited two second hand street sales. On the first one I bought a nice kitchen cupboard from the 50’s. I didn’t argue the price since I needed them to bring it to the boat. It was way to big for our car. While these sales used to be cheap in the old days, you find rarely cheap items these days. It has become a business like any other ordinary commerce.
On the second sale I found a few portholes but didn’t buy them, they were so expensive, 250 euros for one window.
In the afternoon I walked to the old harbour of Bruges, which is still being used by many inland vessels. I hadn’t been there in four years. Besides a few container lighters, I found three French ‘Strasbourg’ spits barges.
