Dreaming about the past - introduction to flea markets in Poland

Everytime when I am in Poland and open any interior magazine, watch a TV program or surf the internet I can see how Polish people get inspired by the English/French/Scandinavian design/decor.
There are many Flea Markets across Poland which I would love to visit in the near future.
Forget about going to France or Belgium for your vintage furniture/bits and bobs, Poland seems to have it all.

In the capital of Poland - Warsaw - there is the biggerst Flea Market in Poland

http://www.gieldastaroci.waw.pl/

My favourite photo!


It is like walking into my grandads workshop!

You can buy everything from military, clocks, porcelain, paintings to furniture, rugs, old cameras.
Opened at the weekends (6am-2pm) might be a great place to spot a bargain!

Beautiful French furniture


In the past I did a blog post about Parisian Flea Market which is the greatest but probably the most expensive one in Europe!

Les Puces de Saint-Ouen - flea market in Paris

"Le marche aux puces de Saint-Ouen" has been in the same place since 1885. It is located within an easy reach of Paris city centre. The metro line 4 that we wanted to use was closed so it took us much longer to get to the market but it was worth it! BTW I would not call this market a flea market but a museum. It is amazing!
The Paris flea market opens on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. It is one of the most popular flea markets in Paris and the biggest in Europe, I was told.

You can find everything here from stylish furniture to old postcards or old Vogue patterns. I also spotted an old LV suitcase.
In the fifties and sixties, the Paris flea market had a reputation as a place where you could buy intereseting old furniture at very low prices.
This is not the case anymore, most of the prices were (in my opinion) far too high. I think it would take a real French person to bargain a good price.
The market is very Parisian and really worth visiting. We bought nothing but took lots of inspiring photos which I am going to share with you:

I loved every single chair I saw on the market but since we travelled to Paris on the plane there was no way AirFrance would let me take something so big!

There were crates, lamps, wardrobes, patterns, books, magazines, vintage clothing, bedding, baskets etc etc and lots of everything for everyone. Apparently Woody Allen has filmed there and Mr Microsoft (Bill Gates) bought stuff for his home in the US.

I was told off for taking this photo :( but I still have it!