Alexa took us to the so called "dirt market," which is a famous, massive flea market-style gathering. It is an amazing sight to behold. The closest analogy I could come up with at first was the Portland Saturday Market due to the way things are physically laid out. But PSM is about hand crafted items. Dirt Market is about reselling stuff.
Mikey told me to expect aggressive marketing from all the stall holders. Learning to say "Bu Hao" to tell someone you aren't interested in what they are selling was the most important lesson.
Mikey told me to expect aggressive marketing from all the stall holders. Learning to say "Bu Hao" to tell someone you aren't interested in what they are selling was the most important lesson.
There were all sorts of items on sale, and they seemed to be arranged by general areas of interest. Books all in one area,
rugs all in one area, paintings all in one area.
rugs all in one area, paintings all in one area.
I saw this one painting and was really struck by how unusual it was. It wasn't until a few minutes later that I realized that there were 15 different vendors all with the same painting in the market. The advantage of that is that you can bargain aggressively and just walk to the next vendor if you choose.
This little chicken guy seemed really cute.
Too me there seemed an almost incongruous juxtaposition of new and old.
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