Last weekend I went with some friends to Tongeren, Belgium to shop at the flea market. We intended to drive all the way there, but ended up staying at Spangdahlem. We woke up at 4:30 the next morning and arrived ready to shop in Belgium at 7 am. It was perfect because the venders were just getting started and we got some good deals.
Mandy and Jennifer on their way and ready to shop!
We bought a lot from this vendor; two dough bowls, a clock, a beer bucket, antique sleigh and a beautiful mirror. Mandy was the queen of bringing the prices down. The two dough bowls that you see here we paid 60 euro for both. That same size in the Pottery Barn catalog runs for at least $200. So yes...we got a great deal!
Mandy got this trunk and it is such a beauty. The man who sold it to her worked on restoring it for a week. It has the original lock and key (that still works) and she only paid 120 euro.
Our new coffee table! The picture really doesn't do it justice. It is huge and has a lot of storage inside. I was thinking of putting blankets in there, but it is too heavy for the kids to open so I think I'll just use it for keepsakes and photos. I only paid 325 euro for this. The seller told us it is an antique from India that his daughter imported.
There was all kinds of items there but this was probably the most interesting. This is a WW II Nazi helmet. The seller was asking 350 euro for this. Gives me chills to think about the things this helmet witnessed!
After we bought all of our items it was time to load the car. We ran into some friends from church and they were so kind to help us tie the ladders to the roof. Thankfully he is a surgeon and did some fancy surgical knots to keep it secure.
Jennifer packed and ready for the drive home.
We packed it in! It was very worth the trip. We will definitely be back in the near future. Jason even said that he wants to go back with trailer and all.
These are my items including my coffee table.
I love all my unique treasures!
