Bazaar

In the past I have shown you some images from several markets - or here what they call bazaars. However, I did not get a chance to show one of the larger (if not largest) markets in the city - Shuvar. It is in the south end of the city. Shops, stalls, booths, and vendors of all kinds. You really can find a lot of things here. This place serves the retail and wholesale customers.

When I was living outside of the city I was able to get there by bus. Thankfully that route has normal modern buses. Every time I would get off at the bus stop at Shuvar, it would be me and about twelve senior citizens (just another odd observation). So I figure prices are generally decent here, otherwise the golden girls and silver foxes would be going somewhere else.

I mostly come for the amazing selection and decent prices for honey. Good lord I feel like I hit the jackpot when I discovered all the stalls and shops. Since its a long trek to get there I usually make the rounds to also get meat, cheese, fish, spices, and various other items that I may want or need. I even got supplies for the garden I had.

Along the way I have taken a few photos of this place. Despite what I will show it won’t give you a full picture of what this place is like. You really have to dedicate a few hours and have a walk around the complex. I do not miss the tacky North American supercenters.

These buildings are usually separated inside by similar vendor. One section primarily dairy, another meat, and a whole area for fish and seafood.

This is a small section of produce stands, oddly enough at the front of the seafood building. But produce can be found all over.

Speaking of the seafood building. I seem to find the more interesting photos in this place. It can get crowded. People bustling about. Vendors and merchants scrambling around with cart and trolleys. It can get a little crazy, but you get used to it.

I eventually found an area where they primarily sell meat, chicken, and the odd unfortunate rabbit. No one selling any lucky rabbits’ feet here.

Not sure how ‘lucky’ rabbits feet ever came about.

Not everything is inside the buildings. There are also sections of small shops and stalls selling every kind of product. There are many rows like this. To try and get a proper photo is tricky as there are so many cars, vans, and trucks driving all around. And the vendors don’t at all look friendly, so I didn’t push my luck taking many photos here.

You also come across several sections where it is likely small or independent farms that sell directly out the back of their vans or trucks. Nothing fancy, just the goods they produced.

A few places have semi-permanent structures.

You can always count on a small barbeque hut to be found.

People literally stuffing down food while holding their sides. Just another bite . . .