"Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Saturday market is our favorite part of Switzerland. Actually, it's in France, but it's closer to us than downtown Geneva, so it counts. It's going to be weird when we don't have to bring our passports to Costco.

The market is totally typically French. There are accordions playing as you enter. Merchants yell out deals on the fresh fruit of the day. There are cheese stands, wine stands, olive stands, and veggie stands. There are dogs, cigarettes, and people chatting right in the middle of the pathway. We have our little circle down pat and go to our favorite vendors weekly.

This is John's caramel guy. He sells homemade caramel at the various markets in the region. He speaks at least four languages (that we know of). He also always throws in some extra caramels in the bag "for the road". He and his caramels will be missed. He will probably also miss our 10 euros / week.