Logan Goes to the Market

Some of the most famous parts of Groningen are the Grote Markt and the Vismarkt, which, according to Google, translate to the Great Market and Fish Market. If you know me, you know I LOVE farmer's markets, and the Fish Market is basically a large farmer's market that happens 4 times a week. Today I decided to go for the second time and take some pictures. As you will see they have a little bit of everything, it's pretty great.

Just entering the great market, city hall is on the right...

... and Martini Tower on the left.

Behind city hall is where the fish market, where the good is sold.
That tall building in the background is the  Korenbeurs.

There are lots of fruits and veggies.

They even have fancy teas and jellies

There are swaths of fabric being sold (even more in the grote markt)

Fresh meat

And, of course, fish

There are actually a lot of seagulls that hang around.

They even have my favorite kind of Broccoflower, Romanesca!

Lots of fresh bread

So much cheese, they say the Dutch make some of the best in the world.

Delicious olives.

Pasta and pickled goods

This lady sells different nut/trail mixes,

these kinds of mixes seem pretty popular

Potatoes

Here's some whitefish I got with tartar sauce.

Pretty standard, but notice the little fork that comes with it!

Flowers, the Dutch love their flowers.

I got 4 mangoes for a dollar... unfortunately haven't been the greatest.

Now we enter the Great Market. Here's some jewelry being sold.

Lots of clothes.

So many hand bags

And hats!

The fish market seems to have a lot of fancy food (even some of it prepared and ready to eat), whereas the great market is more about clothing and materials to make clothing (and crafts). Today I got bread, gouda cheese, mangoes, grapes, olives, lychee, and romanesca. So much yummy food!

So that's my trip to the market, I'm sure I'll be going there a lot, especially now that I have a bike. Tomorrow should be interesting, it's the first welcoming day!