Market Friday An Original Market - Shiraz (Not Wine)
#MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle for markets around the world.
The images here are of a market in Shiraz in Iran. I took these in 2009. I didn't have a camera with me so borrowed a colleague's spare camera. The market is quite large and seems to sell items manufactured locally, rather than mass-produced and brought in.
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The view of the market at its entrance.
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Never run out of spices here.
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These are copies of the stone sculptures that were carved 2000 years ago at nearby Persopolis.
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This shop seemed busy earlier in the morning.
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Metal and ceramic goods.
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The market was quite large, then I found a square in the middle of it with more legs of the market leaving it.
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Inside the market, it was always bright and shiny. This is how markets would have looked for hundreds of years I would think. Maybe slightly less bright without electricity for lighting.
What a cool market, I remember visiting old markets like these in my travels and much prefer them to the high end modern markets here
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Fascinating market place! I love the architecture. It's interesting to see the different items that are sold in different countries. Thanks for sharing!
This was absolutely a fabulous #MarketFriday post and I loved it! I have never been to Iran and nobody has posted anything from it, so it was a delight to get a view of it!
The architecture and booths were so beautiful! I love the replica's of the old statues. It is nice you included people in it and the barrels of spices - amazing!
The entrance was my favorite part! Breathtaking! Thank you so much!
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That would be a fascinating market to wander through!
It was and no one minded having their photographs being taken. I was surprised as we had been warned off going into that area as it was a bit rough. People could not have been friendlier.
I have always found that if you smile and are pleasant that people will be friendly in return. And I'm sure you were friendly to them. Were there a lot of tapestries and stitched handiwork?
Hi Melinda, there were some but not as many as I expected. There were quite a few carpet stalls and fabric stores that seemed very popular. Mostly wood, metal and jewellery type products were in abundance the most.
What sort of things did you purchase?
Hi Melinda, I did not purchase anything. when working I take so much equipment there is no room in the case to buy things to bring back. Two cases are all I can carry and my excess baggage charges were never less than £450 each way ($600) so they are very heavy. Some countries don't have trolleys until after customs, so carrying more than one is not possible. I simply don't have room to bring back anything else.
Going to the loo can be a problem too, two cases in one cubicle can be a bit tight. On this particular trip, I had my coat stolen while in the loo at Dubai.
so, unfortunately, I bought nothing back other than a very small Persian carpet to hang on the wall that the customer bought me as a present. Even that was difficult to
They stole your coat? HolyMoly! I haven't been following you long enough to know what type of work you do. But the baggage charges and the difficulties make perfect sense as to why you don't do any more shopping while you were there.