tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-66358756074083041872007-02-03T08:10:00.000-04:002007-02-19T14:12:43.893-04:002007-02-19T14:12:43.893-04:00When last have you been to the market? not the supermarket or a mega-market; I'm talking about those weekly or daily farmers' markets where everything is fresh, sometimes alive, in variety and abundance.<br />In <a href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_affairs?id=56513253">this week's column</a>, I discuss my market-trips as a youngster.<br />Below are some recent market scenes. For more, view the album on the right.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSBQXZtWbI/AAAAAAAAALM/xNxk0O00rLw/s1600-h/Market4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027285202212051378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSBQXZtWbI/AAAAAAAAALM/xNxk0O00rLw/s200/Market4.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSAw3ZtWWI/AAAAAAAAAKk/HKYbDa_8U3A/s1600-h/Market4.JPG"></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Cheapside Market, Bridgetown, Barbados</span><br /></div></span><div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEAXZtWgI/AAAAAAAAAL0/BywQwB0xbXg/s1600-h/Goats+on+rack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027288225869027842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEAXZtWgI/AAAAAAAAAL0/BywQwB0xbXg/s200/Goats+on+rack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSAw3ZtWWI/AAAAAAAAAKk/HKYbDa_8U3A/s1600-h/Market4.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div><div align="right"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fresh goat, Mon Repos Market, East Coast Demerara, Guyana<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s1600-h/Market+stall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027285786327603650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s200/Market+stall.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Bourda Market, Georgetown, Guyana</span> <div><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEJnZtWhI/AAAAAAAAAL8/CkdjmpHwHcI/s1600-h/Meat+seller.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027288384782817810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEJnZtWhI/AAAAAAAAAL8/CkdjmpHwHcI/s200/Meat+seller.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;">Butcher, Mon Repos, ECD, Guyana</span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s1600-h/Market+stall.jpg"></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSAw3ZtWWI/AAAAAAAAAKk/HKYbDa_8U3A/s1600-h/Market4.JPG"></a></div><div align="left"><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSCbXZtWdI/AAAAAAAAALc/yLjX3xqoXAw/s1600-h/Scenes+of+Parika.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027286490702240210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSCbXZtWdI/AAAAAAAAALc/yLjX3xqoXAw/s200/Scenes+of+Parika.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Stall at Parkia Market, Guyana<br /></span><br /></div><p><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSDWHZtWeI/AAAAAAAAALk/Zol9_waHds8/s1600-h/Man+cleaning+chicken.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027287500019554786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSDWHZtWeI/AAAAAAAAALk/Zol9_waHds8/s200/Man+cleaning+chicken.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s1600-h/Market+stall.jpg"></a><div align="right"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fresh chickens being cleaned, Mon Repos Market, Guyana<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEZnZtWiI/AAAAAAAAAME/PItAKf4j22Q/s1600-h/Collection+of+fish2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027288659660724770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSEZnZtWiI/AAAAAAAAAME/PItAKf4j22Q/s200/Collection+of+fish2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s1600-h/Market+stall.jpg"></a></p><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Freshly caught fish, Mon Repos Market, Guyana<br /></span><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSDnXZtWfI/AAAAAAAAALs/nzsDUsED6BA/s1600-h/Man+Roasting+Duck2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027287796372298226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSDnXZtWfI/AAAAAAAAALs/nzsDUsED6BA/s200/Man+Roasting+Duck2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Roasting of freshly plucked duck, Mon Repos Market, Guyana</span><br /></div></span><p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/RcSByXZtWcI/AAAAAAAAALU/NP8qnX2-0OI/s1600-h/Market+stall.jpg"></a></p><div></div></div>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.com