From the humid delights of Singapore, on we flew to Melbourne, our first visit to what has turned out to be a very lovely, very friendly city, located on the Yarra River in the south of Australia.
We really are Down Under with the seasonal changes being all back to front! The leaves are turning on the trees and I confess to a huge feeling of relief that back home in Turkey we will be going right into summer.
Victoria Market is described as ‘Victoria’s premier open-air market’ and has been around since 1878. Just mention the word market to me and I’m all set so on Saturday morning off we went to see what it was all about.
We had an early start so first things first: breakfast in one of the small cafes inside the market.
They don’t do things by halves here: portions are generous and the coffee is universally excellent but it all comes at a price.
We had fun strolling through the Fruit & Vegetable section, eager to spot those items that were either unknown to us or else just ‘different’!
I thought of my recent Bodrum post re loquats: I see now that they resemble each other in size and colour, that’s all!
Everything that was proclaimed organic was, I thought, probably just that: really organic, unlike in Turkey where we are all too familiar with the market cry of ‘organik!’ when the produce is most probably not.
50% of this market is devoted to the sale of fresh produce including fruit & veg, fish, meat, cheeses and breads.
The rest – ah the rest! – is devoted to all sorts of tempting stuff at very reasonable prices. Take it from me, it was a LOT of fun!
fabulous market!!! i would love to visit it!
It was a lot of fun!
Looks like you are having a great time. I love the spiky flower decoration made with chillies – might steal that idea.
Yes, I thought it was very decorative too. I do think our own olive guys cld be a bit more creative with the olives.
I love markets, and this one looks wonderful! Thanks for the tour.
Markets are usually fun!
Looks like a wonderful market, but the prices are frightening.
Yes, it's not cheap around here and going out for a meal can cost an arm and a leg!
MMMmmm…give me some of that kangaroo! Never tried it! 🙂
I had some kangaroo carpaccio, believe it or not!!Nothing unduly different, in actual fact!
Great glimpse of markets at down under, looks very exotic to me 🙂 I am curious of that kangaroo meat too, enjoy the trip – looks like great fun : ) ozlem x
Delightful photos…..and I love those Bazaars. Thank you for the tour.
So nice to hear from you both, dear Özlem and Erica! It was indeed great fun :))
#Pow! This is all I have to say. To start with, those picture especially the mouthwatering breakfast treats that were generously served with healthy organic ingredients for sure should be a must-try.
I also loved how you featured organic produce like the dragon fruit, yellow carrot, rhubarb and many others. They were such a delight in the eyes for I am a self confessed health buff.
I wish I can also share my blogs which are all about Melbourne Markets. ,markets in Victoria and other community markets in Aussie. Let's support local products. Cheers!