Saint Martin's Fair

Yesterday I went with friends to the La foire de Saint Martin's in Vevey.  This fair has been held every November 11th since 1496 .

It is really a giant market filled with delicious food and fun shopping.  The weather wasn't so great but at least we didn't get rained on like last year.  We shopped and then had a lunch of pumpkin & carrot soup with some quiche.  Below is a before and after photo of what some of the other market-goers were eating....

Before:  An entire cow on a spit (9:30 am)

After:  Nothin' but bones (1:30 pm)

In a strange juxtaposition, there was also an exhibit of farm animals.  Typically in Switzerland, the dairy cows wear these beautiful bells.  You can sometimes find them for sale at markets but these were just on display.  Aren't they so pretty?  These are so large I think they might be prize bells.

This was my favorite cow.  I didn't tell her anything about what happened to the one in the previous photos.