European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse To Fol Flea markets buy a Day of memories for nothing s�f1 a " f Rutm. N of i 1 Frankfurt s Flea Market is held on the Banks of the main. Sex Appeal and comedy in the form of Charlie Chaplin Are part of the Market right. 1 by Mark k1nkade _ staff writer it s the Quick step cadence and rat a Tat Wheeling and dealing that Send a surge of adrenalin through the old part of Frankfurt Germany Ever saturday when the Flea Market is open. Tjie Banks of the snaking main River spill Over with a flood of people sniffing out bargains bangles baubles arid boots Jhun dred Sjef vendors flaunt their Peacock coloured wares at the venerable As hordes of people push through the narrow Street on their treasure Hunts. From about 9 a.m7 until the customers melt away in the Early evening the nearly 2-mile-Long Market flows like the River. At tips it s Busy and churning then calms for a stretch Only to churn again. The Flea Marker has the crackling Energy of a turkish _ Bazaar. The often Mellow Strum of acoustic guitars from a nearby lunch tent is punctured by vendors shouting out prices As they shovel clothes on huge tables to snatching customers. The fast talk gibberish of Wheeling and dealing Clicks. Continued on Page 4 a i or i -i-i33 August 4, 7994 stripes Magazine
