23 July, 2014
Recently Finike celebrated the Annual FinikeFestival where itinerant vendors appeared in town for 10 days or so bringing all sorts of ware for sale. Tom calls it " junk" but usually there are some good bargains to be had. In fact we bought a " genuine copy Addis backpack" for 20 Turkish Lira ( about 10$ Aussie). We probably could have bought more things if we had been inspired. What I find amazing about all the stalls is the pride the vendors display in their incredible displays. The other interesting fact about this festival is the the vendors sleep in the market area and if one goes early, about 10am half the stalls are closed and the vendors are sleeping on the ground in the stalls right in front of you! During this time this year the weather was incredibely hot and also it was the beginning of Ramadan so I think the stall holders displayed incredible stamina to " stick with it" for the time they were here. This is just a small fraction of what was on offer.
The festival "went out with a bang" so to speak as the fireworks display was one of the longest and best we have seen in a while! Well done Finike!
(Remember to click on the photos to enlarge them.)
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| The Orange is the symbol of Finike and 2 of these concrete monsters appeared at Festival time! |
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| Tattoos were available but we declined the offer |
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| Couldn't miss the Bra Stall |
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Just love the Bouganvilla (reminds me of Rockhampton in Queensland our home town).
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| So many bargains to be had! |
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| How about this display? |
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Shoes anyone?
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