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Thimphu Weekend Market (Bhutan)

Description: A weekend market in Thimphu, Bhutan

Newest Review: ... see what would be on offer. The market sprawls across a large area with certain types of product being focused in particular areas. One such area was the yak-meat zone which turned my vegetarian stomach quite badly. There's no risk that you could be sold anything else pretending to be yak because 9 times out of 10 distinguishing features such as hooves are still attached to the yak leg ... more

... that's in front of you. The meat is particularly dark in colour and left me feeling squeamish. Many of the traders don't have stalls as such; instead their goods are laid out on cardboard or plastic sheeting. Vegetables of all shapes and sizes are scattered...more

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Thimphu Weekend Market (Bhutan): A trip to the market - Bhutan style (611 words)
by - written on 24/01/09 (Very useful, 151 readings)
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The Weekend Market in Bhutan's capital city, Thimphu, takes place every weekend, starting on Friday evening and running through to late afternoon on the Sunday. It draws traders from all across this Himalayan kingdom, many of whom will travel several days by public bus on poor roads, up and down mountain passes just to get there and then several days to get home again. The market is located close to the city's river in an area bordered by Chogyal Lam and Kuendey Lam and is well known locally for providing the best and freshest goods in the city. However, it must be stressed that this is most definitely not a market staged for tourists. We were taken to see the ... Read the complete review