On a family vacation last year, my family and I went to the
famous Eumundi Markets on the Sunshine Coast. Eumundi is a small rural town
which has a big market every Saturday and Wednesday. The market place is huge
and every stallholder needs to sell handmade items. The markets have been a
great success for Eumundi providing a good income for the town. Tour groups
even go to the markets and there are plenty of cafes, bakeries and restaurants
that benefit from them.
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We only had a week on the Sunshine Coast and this trip to
the markets was for my parents. They love going to markets and they go to
markets whenever they have free time. The market is right in the middle of town
and we were impressed at the sight of so many market stalls. There were many people already at the markets
and there were cars parked down lanes and in the suburbs. Luckily, they use the
school oval for extra parking so we found a parking space.
The market is free and we got right in it. There were lots
of jewellery, art work, handicrafts and clothing on offer and all of it of a
professional quality. While the stuff
was lovely to look at, I didn't buy anything. I prefer flea markets with junk
at rock bottom prices.
There were also many food stalls selling all kinds of foods
from different cultures. There was so
much to look at and we didn't know where to start. After wandering around we
decided to get something to eat. I can’t remember what it was but I was looking
for some famous food stand but I don’t think it was there any more. Instead, we
had satay spring rolls which were delicious. It was the speciality of the Thai
food stand and they sold frozen take home spring rolls too. I considered taking
some frozen ones home for my friends but I didn't because I wouldn't be able to
refrigerate it until hours later.
When we finished eating, we decided to leave Eumundi to go
shopping . We looked up the nearest mall and we spent the remainder of the day
in the shops before we bought some groceries and went home.
If you want to find out more information: http://www.eumundimarkets.com.au/
You can also read my other accounts of holidaying on the
Sunshine Coast:
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