Rastrillo fail.

6 May 2012

I had seen various advertisements for a rastrillo (sort of like a flea market) in the center of Alicante. I was pretty excited to check it out. Rastrillos are like treasure hunts--you never know exactly what you'll find.

In Madrid, there is a famous market called the Rastro. It's open every Sunday and each public holiday. For the market, they close down several city blocks to house all of the stalls. It's really fun to visit, but it can be extremely crowded and overwhelming if you go during rush hour (11 AM).

The Rastrillo in Alicante was really tiny--comprising less than 10 stalls. It was actually really disappointing. However, this just means that I need to get up early on a Saturday morning to go to the larger open-air markets here in Alicante. Apparently, there are two, and they have a pretty good selection.

In order to compensate for the rastrillo fail, we went to a new frozen yogurt shop called Yo Yo. They have a bunch of different flavors and you can choose from a lot of toppings. Instead of ordering a sundae, you can put whatever you'd like in a dish, and you pay by weight. This is both good and bad. It's great because you can put whatever toppings you want on, but you also end up consuming more calories due to the candies and sweets you put on top.