Fruit & Veg Souq (Pazar / Open Market)

On Friday afternoon we went to our neighborhood fruit and vegetable market, hoping to get at least a few fresh things to eat, and maybe take a photo or two of the place. We did pretty well on both fronts.

Not only did we load ourselves down with lots of great produce, but we ended up with a number of photos—mostly because of the very friendly and outgoing vendors, of all ages, who practically insisted on having their picture taken. Everyone seemed pretty pleased when I turned the camera around and showed them their snapshot. Now we're apparently committed to bringing a printout of their photo when we go back to the market, since no one seems to have an email address or computer access—I guess we need to buy a printer soon!


The young fellow here was perhaps the most insistent about us taking lots of posed photos, more so than the older gentleman (his grandfather?) who sat quietly by himself selling these colorful, decorative grasses. But after a brief exchange between the two of them, he obviously consented, and was also happy when he saw the photo a moment later.

I think we'll make it a habit to go every week—thankfully, even though it's only open on Fridays, it is open all day, and so we'll be able to go after we get home from work.