How much fun is an Indonesian market? Lively, full of fun and friendly banter as the vendors (mainly women) sell their fish, fruit, and vegetables from their kitchen gardens.
This market is on the island of Saparua in Maluku, Eastern Indonesia. See the women, their produce, and their children
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Author of the book, Spice Islands. Which tells the History, Romance and Adventure of the spice trade from the Moluccas in Eastern Indonesia over a period of 2000 years.
Author of the book, East Indies.Which tells the history of the struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern Seas.
Author of the book 'Archipelago - A Journey Across Indonesia'. Author of the book 'Where Australia Collides with Asia'
Author of the book 'The Tasman Map'. Author of the book 'Eastern Voyages'.
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Lovely to feel the market via these photos. The market ladies are always warm and happy to have a chat and laugh in response to a foreigner’s engagement. A joy to wander through.
Thanks Denis. Unfortunately it may be a while before we can visit and enjoy these markets again.
Ian.
The photos capture well the atmosphere of the markets, and I smiled with good memories of them.
Such markets provide food for a large proportion of the world’s population. They are “wet markets”. When David Littleproud, the Australian Minister for Agriculture, called for an international inquiry into wet markets, I wondered whether he had ever visited one. I further doubted whether he knew what he was talking about.
Thank you.
Paul Nicoll.
Thanks Paul. We have not been in contact for a while. How was your sojourn in South America and how long have you been back in Australia?
Excellent photos, Ian.
Thanks Mike. Indonesian markets are always fun and make great photographic material
Thank you Ian, terrific images that truly capture the essence of a market in Indonesia. I really enjoyed the wonderful women who all wait patiently for a buyer to stop at their stall, table, display, etc. Please keep well and importantly, on top of the world with happiness!
Thanks Greg and there has been a terrific response to these photos