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Bazaar to me means
magic; a bazaar is not only a place of trade, but also one of communication,
amazement and pure delight. |
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I was sixteen,
barefeet and pennyless at the time of my first bazaar experience at Kapali
Çarsi, Istanbul's huge, roofed over Grand Bazaar. For incountable
hours I drifted through the mazes of what to me was a veritable Ali Baba
type treasure trove. Delirious from all the exciting strangeness, I stared
in wide-eyed wonder at the exhibited marvels: silk, brocades and velvet
in all colors of the rainbow, gold and silver jewellry embellished with
turquoise and amber, fancy wooden boxes intricately inlaid with patterns
of mother of perl or adorned with miniature paintings featuring Persian
princesses and hunting scenes; engraved copperware, vessels and vases,
colourful carpets and kilims and glaced ceramics lavishly decorated in
turquoise, cobalt blue, green, violet, and black. |
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In this delightgful
mosaik of craftsmen at their trades; shopkeepers entreating passersbye to
enter their stalls; sweating carriers, bent double under their huge loads
calling out for right of way; shoppers bargaining for a good price and vendors
of lemonade or water rattling their cups, enveloped in the overpowering
medly of sights, sounds and smells I liked nothing better than to let myself
be carried along by the streams of locals flowing through the bazaar's arched
halls, broad alleys and narrow, crooked paths. |
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Since that time
I'm hooked on bazaars. |
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I got lots of ideas about what
to put into the Bazaar section, unfortunately, I didn't find the time to
implement any of them yet. |
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Life is taking
up so much time I'd rather spend working on my site! : ) |
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Meanwhile, let
me take you on a tour through the ancient bazaar
of Multan, Pakistan. The link will open in a new window, so you can
close it again when you're finished. |
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Planned future content of the
Bazaar section: |
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Anything to do with knowledge
and the spreading thereof, with the broadening of horizons, spirituality
and enlightenment. |
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Topics related to culture and
cultures; art and artists. |
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A collection of the fabulous adventures
of Nasr-ud-Din Hoja, jester and sage. |
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Links to sites about remarkable
people and interesting topics. |
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Some personal stuff , like maybe looking
for friends long lost (though meanwhile I've found most of them). |
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Thank
you for your patience. |
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