UNFORGETTABLE WORLD MARKETS
Bright, beautiful, delicious …! No matter how many adjectives are chosen, all the same, you cannot describe the entire diversity of cultures. And what is the best way to know it, if not in the market?
It has everything from clothes to spices, from food to souvenirs.
Yesim offers a walk through those markets, which are famous all over the world and still are the trade routes!
You bet, it would be strange to start in another market …
One of the largest indoor markets in the world (more than 30,000 sq. m.), with an ancient history, a mosque opposite (if you knocked out a discount, you must pray) and old trading traditions:
- enter the store with your right foot,
- do not walk under the stairs
- come in —do bargain, come out — don’t cry.
2. Netherlands, Amsterdam, Bloemenmarkt (6 euro/ 1 Gb)
March 8 is close, but you don’t know where to buy your beloved flowers? (So, you bought tickets to Amsterdam on March 8, but you did not buy flowers? Okaaaay, we’ll fix everything now!
Blumenmarkt is called the flower artery of the city.
Selling plants to taste and color began in the 17th century, when enterprising merchants did not want to pay rent, went back and forth through the central channels on boats, offering fragrant goods to couples in love.
3. Thailand, Bangkok, Damnoen Saduak (9 euro/ 1 Gb)
Everything is clear with the luxury markets, but what about floating ones?
“Whaaat?”, you as — and I will reply: if you bargain, you must steer a boat. People buy and sell, being on the river. There you can take fruits, souvenirs, Thai balsams, etc. This market is absolutely touristic. It is open daily from 7:00 to 16:00.
4. France, Paris, Marche aux puces de St-Ouen (6 euro/ 1 Gb)
Have you ever mused about the routes of the “flea market” name came from? In those days, junk sellers sold interesting things under the walls of Paris, found in piles of garbage (where wingless parasites reigned). “Le puce” in French ia “ a flea”. Today it is a venerable market. In the depths of these winding streets there is everything from painting to fabrics.
5. Australia, Melbourn, Queen Victoria Market (9 euro/ 1 Gb)
Also called Vic Market. Built 130 years ago at the site of a cemetery. The trading area consists of 7 hectares, and 1328 solar panels are installed on the roof (as modern, as Billy Porter`s dress on Oskar 2020). Here you can buy edible wonders: kangaroo meat and koalas (now we know how the zoo is dying).
Yesim wishes you to find your pearl in these bazaars! To be sure and use the translator, maps, messengers and all the other amenities of living abroad, click here and meet Yesim!
