Markets are interesting in a new country. You can tell what crops grow locally and I have started going to my local market to buy fruit and vegetables. Msasani market is really dirty, dark and full of flies. Usually going to a local market is fun, full of noise and activity. Sadly Msasani market is… Read More »
Some foreigners here buy everything imported, fruit, veg, meat, the whole lot. All I can say is that they must have more money than sense. There are plenty of scare stories about chemicals on fruit and veg and MSG in everything but I think if you are the sort of person who is fussy about… Read More »
I was looking for some bamboo for an art project and so I thought the flower and bird market was probably the best place to find bamboo. These markets are one of the historic joys of Shanghai. In Nanjing, the flower and bird market near FuZiMiao I think is far superior to anything Shanghai has… Read More »