After that we walked to the fish market but by the time we got there, everything was already sold out! We were told everything is sold by 7a.m.! So then we walked around the city and checked out a few of the fruit and veg markets that were listed on the city map. After lunch we ventured out to find a cannoli factory that I smelled while walking around when I was there on Tuesday. The factory was in an area that looked kind of dilapidated but it didn't really seem dangerous. We walked through one of the biggest and most ancient markets (il Mercato di Ballarò) where we were dazzled by beautiful produce, massive red peppers and an enormous, dark purple 800 pound tuna! "This place is great!"
A block later things quickly turned on us. Gone were the vendors calling us over to tempt us with their mounds of produce and towers of cheese. All of a sudden there were people selling what looked like dirty clothes that had been haphazardly thrown on the ground with all kinds of other junk. We both noticed the buildings looked like they had been bombed out. Meganne looked at me like, "You're taking me through this for a cannolo?" What we saw would make your local swap meet look like 5th Avenue in New York. Unfortunately, there are no photos of the "street swap meet" because I thought it a bad idea to take out my camera and start snapping away at their junk. We decided to retrace our footsteps to get back to the safety of the market and find the original route I had taken on Tuesday. First we smelled the cannoli in the air and we knew the little danger was totally worth it. Like in a cartoon, we floated in the air towards the doors...
The finished product...
A cannolo worth dying for (or getting robbed for).
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