Once
settled into the Cat-o Inn—there were cats and pictures of cats all
over the place—the “cat lady” as we dubbed the owner of the
inn, told us that we were just in time for the big weekly market the
next day, the Friday market.
EARLY MORNING
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| LEMON YELLOW SUNRISE |
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| REALLY OLD EAST GATE |
Dawn
broke and the sun rose in a golden haze making for a great photo-op
right outside our room facing the east. After breakfast in the inn's
dining room we headed, first, for the livestock market (LM) across
the river that runs just outside the east gate of Shaxi. There is a
beautifully arched stone bridge as the only way to cross the river in
the immediate area. The bridge already had many people crossing with
their animals on their way to the LM. The LM was held earlier in the
morning than the fruit and vegetable and everything else market
(FV&EE) market that we later visited.
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| REALLY OLD STONE BRIDGE |
LIVESTOCK MARKET
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| OFF TO MARKET WE GO |
When
we approached the entrance to the LM, Road Buddy seemed to be hanging
back, hesitant to enter the cattle market at first. I wanted to get a
few pictures so I suggested she wait outside while I went on in. She
was torn between fear of the larger animals and curiosity, but she
reluctantly followed sticking very close and constantly tugging my
arm to leave the area, which we did after I got enough shots.
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| "CAN I INTEREST YOU IN A PIG?| |
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| "LUNCH IS READY KIDS." |
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| "WELL, WHADDAYA THINK?" |
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| "WELL, LET'S SMOKE ON IT." |
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE AND EVERYTHING ELSE MARKET
We
backtracked and crossed the stone bridge and tried to follow the Cato
owner's direction to the FV&EE market. After a slight wild-goose
chase (Shaxi is too small for a major one) we found the very crowded
and colorful market. We wandered around looking for peanuts and
finally found a vendor who had some, and also found some cilantro
seeds that she has been looking for forever and a day. There was a
stall selling some delicious looking apples next to a display of hot
chili peppers on the ground so we bought a couple before returning to
the hotel to do some laundry before more exploration of the little
town in the afternoon of our second day in Shaxi.
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| HOT CHILLI PEPPERS |
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| GREAT SMILE! |
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| HOW DO YOU SAY HALF A DOZEN IN CHINESE?-SHOW SIX FINGERS OF COURSE . . . |
Once
settled into the Cat-o Inn—there were cats and pictures of cats all
over the place—the “cat lady” as we dubbed the owner of the
inn, told us that we were just in time for the big weekly market the
next day, the Friday market.
We
backtracked and crossed the stone bridge and tried to follow the Cato
owner's direction to the FV&EE market. After a slight wild-goose
chase (Shaxi is too small for a major one) we found the very crowded
and colorful market. We wandered around looking for peanuts and
finally found a vendor who had some, and also found some cilantro
seeds that she has been looking for forever and a day. There was a
stall selling some delicious looking apples next to a display of hot
chili peppers on the ground so we bought a couple before returning to
the hotel to do some laundry before more exploration of the little
town in the afternoon of our second day in Shaxi.
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