Things That Cost One Euro

I mentioned a couple of days ago that our camera wasn't working due to an absence of the power-giving sap of batteries. What I didn't mention was that we had tried to purchase batteries at an open-air streetside market in Trastevere for 1 Euro. They were in a package of 4; a package of 4 batteries at the supermarket, say, costs around 4.75. So we figured that, for a Euro, it was worth a shot. These little gems were called Green Cells or Green Giants or something to that effect. You know what happened when I put them into the camera?

Nothing. Then Allison noticed that, on the negative end, these things didn't even look like normal batteries. Huh. I'm not sure what they were--probably rabbit pellets wrapped up in metal coating.

Anyway, turned from the error of our ways and acknowledged the hubris of trying to get cheap batteries. We then bit the proverbial bullet and resigned ourselves to the check-out line selection at the supermarket. So the moral of this story is: don't try to buy cheap batteries at the market. Or buy them, and throw them at stray cats out of your second-floor window.

Just kidding, Mom Long.

But then on Sunday afternoon we went to antoher open-air market, this one called Porta Portese. Here we found a veritable cornucopia of other things for 1 Euro that didn't seem to be defective, two of which we bought. We have modelled them for you here.

First is me, striking a sassy pose in a blazer I bought for 1 Euro. I kid you not: this jacket cost 1 Euro. And there aren't even any holes in it, nor have I found the pockets to be filled with rat poison.



Next is Allison, who gazes mysteriously into the corner of our ceiling, sporting a fancy fleece that also cost ONLY ONE EURO. she looks bella, no?



So the moral of this story, I guess, is save up your 1 Euro coins and come visit us--YOU TOO CAN LOOK THIS GOOD!