A few weeks ago I went to the big city, about an hour away from my town. This city has an open air market that is huge. In Greek we call it the “Laiki” market. It comes from the word “Laiki” which means popular or for the people. Come with me as we go shopping at the market.
Πριν λίγες εβδομάδες πήγα στη μεγάλη πόλη, περίπου μία ώρα μακριά από τον τόπο μου. Αυτή η πόλη έχει μια Λαϊκή αγορά που είναι τεράστια. Ελάτε μαζί μου, και πάμε για ψώνια στην λαϊκή.
The People’s market goes on for block and blocks. It has practically anything you could want. Aside from fruits, vegetables with hundreds of stalls, there are fish vendors…
Έχει σχεδόν τα πάντα που θέλετε. Εκτός από τα φρούτα και τα λαχανικά με εκατοντάδες πάγκους, υπάρχουν πωλητές ψαριών …
…there is a multitude of other things for sale…
…υπάρχει ένα πλήθος πραγμάτων προς πώληση…
…in an assortment of colors.
… σε ποικιλία χρωμάτων.
Pink shoes anyone?
Θέλετε ροζ παπούτσια;
Slippers for a euro?
Παντόφλες για ένα ευρώ;
The People’s market is always open on its designated day. When it rains we all huddle under the canvas awnings. In the summertime they provide shade from the sun. Is that an authentic Dior?
Η Λαϊκή αγορά είναι πάντα ανοικτή στις καθορισμένες ημέρες. Όταν βρέχει όλοι μαζευόμαστε κάτω από τις τέντες καμβά.Το καλοκαίρι παρέχουν σκιά από τον ήλιο. Αυτό είναι ένα αυθεντικό Dior;
Plastic containers or rugs, you decide!
Πλαστικά δοχεία ή χαλιά, εσείς αποφασίζετε!
How about yarn for crafting?
Νήματα για πλέξιμο;
Streets full of fabric selections. I think I’ll stay here a while.
Δρόμοι γεμάτοι με ποικιλία υφάσματος. Νομίζω ότι θα μείνω εδώ λίγο.
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Clasps for curtains.
Κουμπώματα για κουρτίνες.
Are these airplane seats outside? Let’s sit here awhile and catch our breaths.
Αυτά ειναι καθίσματα του αεροπλάνου έξω στο δρόμο; Ας καθίσουμε εδώ για λίγο και να πιάσουμε την ανάσα μας.
Depending on the size of the city the People’s market can be big or small. In my small town, it’s only a few blocks long. I usually shop for the fresh fruits and veggies, but sometimes I can also find a great bargain in shoes (not the pink ones). We can always count on the Laiki to be opened on its designated day! Do you have anything similar in your area and what do you shop for?
Ανάλογα με το μέγεθος της πόλης, η λαϊκή αγορά μπορεί να είναι μικρή ή μεγάλη. Στη μικρή μου πόλη, είναι μόλις λίγα τετράγωνα. Συνήθως ψωνίζω για τα φρέσκα φρούτα και λαχανικά, αλλά μερικές φορές βρίσκω καλές ευκαιρίες στα παπούτσια (όχι αυτά τα ροζ). Μπορούμε πάντα να υπολογίζουμε στη λαϊκή να ανοίξει στις καθορισμένες ημέρες της! Έχετε κάτι παρόμοιο στην περιοχή σας και τι ψωνίζετε;
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I saw a couple thing I’d like to buy! I saw some fabric, a couple pillows, and a pair of shoes! 🙂
T’onna, the shoes are something else. There are at least 10 tables full of shoes. And some have all one color shoes. How do we ever find a pair??
Oh, I would love to walk through that market! I kinda like the pink suede shoes! We have a Public Market in the city nearest me and it is open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday year round, rain or shine. It is best in the summer when the fruits and veggies are local.
Oh we have plenty of fruits and veggies all year long. But this particular market has lots of other fun stuff too.
Love these photos! What a fun walk through your market. 🙂 The airplane seats cracked me up!!
It was fun to walk through. Too bad the photos don’t convey the character of the vendors who were shouting for our attention.
Wow! That is a huge market and they have such a variety of stuff to buy! In my hometown (Baltimore, MD), We have a huge market like that every Saturday right in a huge parking lot on Martin Blvd. I haven’t been there in years but we could find all sorts of things there. We considered it our big weekly yard sale. In the town I live in now, it is considerably smaller so they only throw certain markets. We have the farmer’s market that is on Saturdays in the Amherst Common but other markets are held only certain times of the year, usually in the Summer and the Fall. Thanks so much for linking up with #manicmonday
Michelle this one takes place every Thursday come rain or shine. There are other smaller ones that take place on other days but they are more farmers markets. This one has practically everything.
We have a tiny little one street market that is mostly fruit and vegetables. I think if it were relocated they would do so much better.
Stella this one is too huge and exhausting. I went one time and I was so weighed down by the fruits and veggies… can you imagine carrying watermelon around?? Better tiny than huge.
Fun!! Growing up there were a number of flea markets open in our area. They were housed in giant arenas and sold everything from candy to jewelry and were super cheap! I loved going there with friends and spending the day. They are long gone now…
They are so much fun, and they have an old world charm that the malls lack.
This looks like so much fun to visit!
Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!
It is loads of fun, if you are just looking, but if you shop for food then you have to carry it around. lol
What an eclectic mix of different things you can buy at the big market. The aeroplane seats are very odd there. We have local farmers markets, which I love buying bits and pieces at.
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Those plane seats are for folks who get tired of shopping, but yes it is an odd place to have them.
Mary, this looks fun! The shoe photo is a real attention grabber–love it! Thank you for sharing @Vintage Charm!
Cecilia thanks for putting up with my crazy photos! 😉
What a fun market Mary! I would be there all the time if I had one near me! I definitely wouldn’t mind taking a closer peak at those rugs, some look like Pottery Barn knock offs:). Hope your week is going well. Take care, Tara
Tara, it wouldn’t surprise me if everything was a knock-off..lol. But it is fun to browse and find bargains.
Mary your photos whisked me straight back to our European cruise last year. You guys know how to MARKET…lol! Thanks for sharing at Five Star Frou this week. Love, Mimi xxx
That we do Mimi, no malls for us here. We are pretty traditional when it comes to shopping. xxx
Φυσικά και βέβαια! Άσε τώρα κόλλησα με τα υφάσματα στις φωτογραφίες και τα μαλλιά πλεξίματος! Λες να έχει και η δική μας λαϊκή και να μην το έχω πάρει είδηση!
Αυτη εδώ εχει τα πάντα. Πραγματικα κουραζομαι να ψωνίζω εκεί γιατί τι θα πρώτο κουβαλήσεις τα λαχανικά η όλα τα άλλα που εμείς οι μπλογκερ θέλουμε;
This looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing and for linking up with The Alder Collective. Hope to see you again this week!
Thank you Cristi. It’s a lot of fun to browse such a big market.
Strolling through markets is such a fun thing to do. Thanks for taking us on this little tour and showing us a bit of your home area!
Thank you Ilka for taking the stroll with me. I love browsing these markets, they are full of ideas.
Market is so popular in Asia. But in my hometown, I’ve never seen it before,:D
These types of markets are very popular here in Greece.
Markets are the best and lucky you living in Greece. I have always dreamed of living there one day
Mollyxxx
Molly we have seen better days here, but at least we have this beautiful land and sun and sea to keep us going.
A shopper’s delight!
Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/04/this-is-what-hope-looks-like.html. The new linkup will be open in a few hours as well!
Thanks for the visit. I am on my way!!
Wow, I would stay here for hours! What a great market. Your photos really show it off well.
I know what you mean every time I go I end up buying too much stuff. Thank you for dropping by!
That market looks like so much fun Mary, even the pink shoes 😉 My Mom would love a pair of those. I think I could spend hours browsing around there. A few towns here in South Africa have street markets, but it’s mostly for tourists rather than the locals. We do have lots of flea markets though, but if memory serves me correctly, you have them in Greece too?
No flea markets where I lived Michelle. We have lots of these types of street markets though which have loads of treasures.
Slippers for a euro look good to me! Thanks for linking up today!