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Swindlers’ Market.
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“Convivium”….whoa.
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Hehehe gotta throw in some random Latin words!
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I’ll take the plaster Lassie dog.
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😬 one of my neighbour has an enormous statue of one of those big Danish dogs… but in stone!
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Classy!
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Thank you for transporting me to this marketplace with its ‘convivium of malfeasants’ and its ‘flotsam of domestic possessions’. Not only does your language paint a vivid picture, but your street images are also marvelous!
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Thanks Lisa, glad you came along for the ride!
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Trust Lisa to pick out your most redolent phrases! but they do certainly set the scene, as do your photos. I love places like this, if only for the photo ops. It’s kindling an idea to visit the local Vancouver flea market. Of course with my camera.
Alison
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Thanks Alison, too kind 🙂
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Is it possible a flea market is more indicative of a culture than the food markets? How high is the risk of actually catching fleas? 😉 Ultimately, I suppose it’s a universal truth that “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”
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Well, I’d say that food market and flea markets can both be very indicative, provided they’re authentic. There’s a market in Madrid, San Miguel, not too far off the Royal Palace. That has unfortunately become as far from ‘Spain’ as it gets, methinks.
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I love your honesty and not trying to glamorize it!
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Thanks! I’m not one for glossing over things I’m afraid 🙂
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I was going to mention your impressive vocabulary, but others beat me to it. A fabulous tour, as always. Love wandering through legit flea markets.
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Thanks Julie… and thanks, thesaurus!
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I don’t remember the last time I went to a flea market, so this gives me an idea of places to explore on weekend here in Jakarta — anything but malls easily pleases me these days.
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Yes, malls can be so… soulless.
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Thanks for this post. I had wanted to visit this market but something else took my attention for that day instead. What a feast of life this must have been, to enjoy and soak up the atmosphere.
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Yeah it was really nice! Sorry to hear you didn’t see the Feira, I can only imagine what crackers of photos you’d have made there…
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Bacano! 😉 I’ve always had Lisboa on my radar. You can confirm it is worth the trip?
Ci vediamo doppo… A +
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