Of course there have to be places where tourists can be parted from their money around any fiesta and Orotava was no exception. This is a typical stall in a market in one of the town's plazas, creaking under the weight of dodgy gear; Rastafarian scarves, silly hats, toys, Ronaldinho posters, Fernando Alonso merchandise and all manner of World Cup kitsch. Actually, I think this might be Del Boy's stall, because at this end - in front of an England banner (no kidding) - were a couple of those mechanical yappy dogs (click for image) that he was selling out of a suitcase back in 1983. (Apologies to those of you who were not among the 9.7 million viewers of this episode of Only Fools and Horses.) In the same market were South Americans selling goods from South America, Africans selling carved wooden items from Africa and Chinese people selling toys and brick-a-brack, guess what, Made in China! It's amazing what turns up in Tenerife. See where this picture was taken. [?]
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