The Furniture Expo

Every year there is a furniture exposition, supposedly the largest of its kind in Latin America, at the World Trade Center.

It's always held during Holy Week.  Yes, even on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the expo is open.

Alejandro and I have been there the last two years.  Last year we bought a new chest of drawers for the guest bedroom.

Admission is free, so even though we didn't plan on buying anything, on the Saturday before Easter, we decided to check it out.

Actually, there was something that I was looking for.  In my house back in Ohio I had two black, rectangular pedestals on which I had a couple of pieces of decorative pottery.  I should have had them shipped down here when I made the move.  They would have looked good with the other pieces of black furniture that are in the living room / dining room.  I did not see anything like them at the previous two expos, and I really didn't expect to see anything similar this year.  I kept my eyes open, but saw nothing.  

However, we did not go home empty-handed.  As we reached the last row of displays before reaching the exit, we saw these door mats which I thought were cute.

I bought one, not to put outside the entrance to the apartment, but inside where we take off our shoes.

Then we saw these stuffed animals which are hand crocheted by women in Mexican prisons.  I bought the duck for the daughter of a friend, and Alejandro bought the tiger for the grandson of one of his cousins.

So, our trip to the furniture expo was not a complete waste of time.