I’ve been absent from the last few weeks of The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge and after reading this week’s challenge, New Horizons, it seemed likely that I might give this one a miss as well.
However, like all good posts, it got me thinking, specifically about a recent visit to the Athens central market. Not the market itself, but to one place in particular adjacent to the fruit and vegetable stalls: the Big Bazaar, a three storey building chockablock with STUFF.
The entrance is somewhere around here.
We were in search of cordial glasses matching an old set that was no longer manufactured. And there were other oddball things on the list that could not be easily found in more conventional shops. On the surface, the miryad rooms and corridors on each floor linked by a narrow spiral staircase appeared to be complete chaos.
Narrow pathways allowed one to move (carefully) from one area to another.
That visit brought to mind Chaos Theory or Complexity Theory as I have heard it called in fiction, on TV programs and even by my son’s friend who is completing his Ph.D. in theoretical mathmatics. There is order in chaos – such as all the glassware gathered together in one tiny room on the third floor. Lo and behold, we discovered a few of those cordial glasses, only after about 30 minutes searching. The image shows one corner of the room – think 360 degrees of glassware. Move with caution!
Amidst all that stuff we also managed to find nearly everything else we were looking for. Then it dawned on me that the chaos (or complexity) of the Big Bazaar was a metaphor for discovery. And that is my New Horizon – discovery, learning and exploring something new in our seemingly chaotic, complex world.
New Horizons: The Daily Post’s Weekly Poto Challenge.
Leaving chaos theory aside, I would LOVE to visit that market.
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Next time you are in Athens, let me know and we can go exploring the market together.
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Looking forward to that Debi.
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Great photos for the theme! I’ve been to that very market, it certainly is a great place for photos!
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Have you been in the Big Bazaar? I shop in the central market off and on, but had never actually gone into this shop before – what a surprise to find it a bit like the tardis!
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Fabulous!!! Mel loves vintage markets and this one looks like a place he’d spend many many hours in!
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I’m sure you would have a grand time exploring all the little rooms with stashes of goodies stacked floor to ceiling. I’m not sure (exactly) how long we were in there, but it must have been a good hour!
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What! Only an hour? That does not do sufficient justice to the vintage ware! LOL
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We were on a tight schedule!
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Love the chaos and a visit to market like these is very enriching to the soul.
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The market is always chaotic and especially coming up to the holiday season. A great place to explore. Thanks for reading!
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Wow!!! My idea of heaven!!!!!
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Definitely!!!
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Totally mad, my idea of paradise!
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The Big Bazaar is definitely a mad house! Had loads of fun going through it, but I think there were many nooks I missed. Next time.
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I could get lost in that market Debi, it looks wonderful. Who needs minimalism!
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Minimalism and a Victorian house do not go together – and excuse to but. However, one does have to be very careful with purchases. Some things look perfectly acceptable in the (dim) shop, but once home they take on a new character. It isn’t one of those places you return things!
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I struggled just getting through the stalls at the market at Monastiraki Flea Market without endless useless purchases, thank god I didn’t find this place!
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I hear you. It takes a strong character not to be tempted by either Monastiraki or the Big Bazaar!
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A great response to the challenge, Debi. Very creative. As for the market, I am soo glad I knew nothing of the place when I visited Athens. I could shop in a place like this for hours — and spend at least an equal amount of time trying to fit my purchases into my luggage. 🙂
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I think we were in there for hours! I had seen it loads of times, but never realised it included a vast interior space 3 stories high. Luckily, we only had to transport things back home in the car – no luggage involved!
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