Video of a morning market off Merchant Road, Yangon
Video of sidewalk stalls on Maha Bandula Street, Yangon
Tasty pickled plums, sidewalk stand, Merchant Road, Yangon
Aung San Su Kyi Tshirts (opposition leader), Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon
Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon
Antique (or fake) keys, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon
Sidewalk newsstand, Maha Bandula Road, Yangon
In a side street market, Yangon
In a side street market, Yangon
In a side street market, Yangon
Side walk tea house, Yangon
Sidewalk tea shop setting, Yangon
THIS GRAB BAG of impressions combines markets, stalls and tea houses. As i mentioned in previous posts, Yangon's streets teemed with life.
Bogyoke Aung San Market, was an endlessly interesting collection of little shops and stalls. Built in 1926, the sprawling bazaar was once known too as Scott's Market, at least to the colonists. Architecturally, the old section of the market looked vaguely Anglo-oriental. As the market had since expanded, the 2,000 shops, are now housed under several roofs.
Yangon had numerous smaller markets too, including many on side streets, which serviced their neighbourhoods. The hustle and bustle of selling and buying, was simply a way of life for local people, but also a captivating sight for this traveller.
Sidewalk tea shops, which i dearly enjoyed, are an almost anecdotal addition in this post. If anything about Yangon could be described as soulful and welcoming, it was these little businesses. For local people they offered an affordable place to read the paper or meet with others.
Link to the Bogyoke Aung San Market (Central Market):
Bogyoke Market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA quirky but useful guide, for visitors, to tea shop culture in Yangon:
Engaging read from another blog on a Yangon food market:
Visiting a Food Market in Yangon, Myanmar - agoda travel blog - Insiders Speak Out : You Talk Back
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