From my
August 2, 2011, post in Rustavi, Georgia (Caucasus). Gosh, I love that picture of the two Azeri men unloading potatoes! They were laughing that I was taking their photo. In the original version, I used a pseudonym for my hostess, but below I am using her real name, Tamar. At the time, I thought it was appropriate to use a pseudonym, as her son was a police officer, and I wanted to protect their privacy. Later, I understood that this was not necessary to either of them, but the die had already been cast.
Rustavi: At the "Big" Market
My hostess, Tamar, and I went to Rustavi's "big marketi" this evening. It
is part open farmer's market, part roofed stall market for fish,
poultry, beef, pork, spices, cookies, pasta, etc., and part storefront
lanes.
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Two Azeri-Georgians and their potatoes |
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A factory owner
asked my hostess what I was doing when he saw me take the photo of the
building below, and while my hostess, Tamar, explained who I was, what I
was doing here, etc., this woman happened to walk by and her curiosity
detained her, then resulted in her giving me this loaf of bread! |
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Building near market |
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Carrots |
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Casino 1 |
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Cheese vendors |
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Factory owner (see story above) - with whom my hostess and I now have a date to meet his family Friday night |
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Frozen fish ... mmmm, frozen, cold, frozen, cold. |
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More frozen. |
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And more frozen. |
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Casino 2 |
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Watermelons |
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Watermelons |
And today's Building Behind Me:
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Building Behind Me 080211 |
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