This is one of those lovely ports where I feel totally and completely at home. I know where I can find certain items (yarn, stitching materials, WiFi, books, coffee…..) and it is completely walkable. One exits the ship, walks along the promenade out of the harbor and heads left toward the main portion of the city.
My only purpose in getting off the ship today was to stop at a couple of small shops. The first, I was not delighted to learn, was no longer on the corner of the main square. That small notions store had been in place for decades. But apparently with renovations of the building and some other factors, the rent became too high. I wasn’t clear as to whether this was a closure or a relocation. Heading up the main pedestrian zone, I found what I think of as the main needlecraft store on the left about ½ way to the next street. I recommend the place to just about everyone and appreciate anytime it is not Sunday when my current transatlantic cruise makes a port call here.
The front of the store is primarily touristy type stuff. Ceramics, a wide variety of linens, the expected cork items, etc. It is the back half of the store which is of interest.
yes, that is cubby after cubby with about any weight or material of yarn your could desire. There is also a complete color array of threads, plenty of choices in notions, trims, bindings and woven fabric for traditional towels and table linens. There was also this lovely fabric –
of which I picked up .5 meters along with a few skeins of DMC. Of note, it is 50% linen, 50% cotton. Not a combination which I find very often at home. It looks to be about a 28 ct, but I really didn’t care overly much.
Satisfied with my purchases, I wandered back toward the ship – noting different sidewalk mosaics than previously.
