Market Day

We're at the market! What FUN!

I love how I can hear the rain come closer, seven seconds before it hits my roof.  Especially if I've made it home with only two minutes to spare before the floods begin.  Sitting here at my desk watching the rains pound down is almost as good as moving to Seattle.  It makes me feel like I'm lost at sea.  In a good, adventurous way.

I'm healed from my terrible sickness (antibiotics, thank you Dr. Dzieczkowski, even though I can't pronounce your name!), and ventured out to meet Mandy and Paul for lunch at the Living Room.  Mmmm... I had a yogurt smoothie and croissant, Mandy had a yummy looking roasted pumpkin/feta sandwich and Paul an omelet.

Dad asked me this morning if I miss Boise yet, and the truth is...not yet.  But I did have a vivid moment of missing the drive into Winnemucca from the south at sunset.  Weird.

So, market day!  I didn't do a thing this week, but the market was awesome last week.  Lynsay and her visitors from NZ had arranged to go with our experienced travel guide, Danielle, and I was invited along, too.  Danielle came to pick us up on her moto, and I hopped on the back while Lynsay, Meagan, and Dave rode a tuk-tuk.  Slowest moto ride ever, as we were trying to keep pace with the tuk-tuk, but Danielle kept us upright the whole time.  We parked, and entered the market--crazy noises and loads of cool things everywhere.  Three floors of tiny stalls, each with a little storage shelf over the stall.  Loads of people wandering through and food vendors pushing carts of food which sadly I didn't dare try.  I could have taken a hundred more pictures, but here are the ones I'm sharing, with annotations.  Next time, lunch at the market.

Here is a view of a poultry shop from above.  I think

the shopkeeper is sorting raw pigeons.  At least she

has rubber gloves, right?

See how the top can be used for storage?

Mmmm...limes!  I've become addicted to lime soda since I arrived--
a few fresh-squeezed limes, soda water, and a bit of sugar.

I'm only putting this one in because
it is one of my favorites.
Love the colors.

Did you know that pepper is grown in Cambodia?
And you can get them pickled, too.

smoked fish on a stick!  you can get duck and
chicken the same way.

cool fruit.  the pink funny
one in the left bottom is dragon fruit which is
white with scattered black tiny seeds on the inside. 

A happy baby in a hammock.  Every day is bring your baby
to work day in this country, and you can see parents
bouncing babies in hammocks everywhere.