Walking to the shops is a daily activity here and on Thursdays when it is market day everyone comes out accompanied by their trusty shopping trolley. I have always liked wheelie baskets and had one in Penzance which I rarely used as everyone teased me about being a little old lady. Here however it is normal to have one and you have a lot of choice about model and design. When I first arrived in Barcelona in July 2009 I used to borrow one from my friend and became very attached to it.
How much easier to potter around the shops and carry stuff back to the flat without plastic bag handles digging into your fingers.

In most shops you have to leave your trolley at the front door and in supermarkets there are special parking stations with locks in case you worry about theft.
For a while I used a small one which was a free gift from the optitions.

But the wheels made such a racquet on the pavement that everyone stared at me (even more than they usually do for my fair hair and blue eyes) and I couldn’t hear the music on my ipod.
There is another one here at home which is interesting and practical but also a bit bulky and heavy for everyday shopping.

 So I bought myself a new one. We walk together in total silence and I feel I have a companion on my shopping trips!