After lunch today, some of the group headed into town to see the market.
In every city, anywhere in the world, the market is the place to go. The colors, the people, the smells, the products, it is sensory overload and it is wonderful. It can also be jarring, scary and disorienting if you don't have the proper attitude about the whole experience.
This market was no different. Jam packed with people, aisles and aisles of spices, coffee, cloth, fruit, plastic household goods, and children running around loose, it was spectacular. Every town we drive through, we see peppers and spices laid out to dry, and there was an alley in the market with a row of red peppers that looked like they had collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
It is hard to take pictures here. Our guide has a good philosophy. Don't run in and point and shoot. Keep the camera down until you make eye contact, offer a greeting, be respectful, and then ask, or wait until you are invited. This is generally how I approach things anyway, but in this country, there is also a possibility that you will be asked for payment - and sometimes only after you have taken the picture. However, most people are satisfied with seeing themselves in the viewfinder afterwards, which I always find charming. It seems to amuse them no end...especially the children.
In every city, anywhere in the world, the market is the place to go. The colors, the people, the smells, the products, it is sensory overload and it is wonderful. It can also be jarring, scary and disorienting if you don't have the proper attitude about the whole experience.
This market was no different. Jam packed with people, aisles and aisles of spices, coffee, cloth, fruit, plastic household goods, and children running around loose, it was spectacular. Every town we drive through, we see peppers and spices laid out to dry, and there was an alley in the market with a row of red peppers that looked like they had collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
It is hard to take pictures here. Our guide has a good philosophy. Don't run in and point and shoot. Keep the camera down until you make eye contact, offer a greeting, be respectful, and then ask, or wait until you are invited. This is generally how I approach things anyway, but in this country, there is also a possibility that you will be asked for payment - and sometimes only after you have taken the picture. However, most people are satisfied with seeing themselves in the viewfinder afterwards, which I always find charming. It seems to amuse them no end...especially the children.
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