Friday, July 28, 2006
A bit of tourism in the town centre:
around the famous Ver-o-peso (see/check the weight) market
When we were in Belem in 1998, there was an attempted robbery of one member of our group right here in the centre. Together with other negative factors in that visit, it left us, and especially some members of the family, with a very bad set of memories of Belem. It was important to go back to the Ver-o-peso and get it right!
In the Ver-o-peso itself - purely a fish market.
Having brought fish to the market, there is time for a shipboard haircut. Do vultures eat human hair?
Other products in the markets around the Ver-o-peso. The hanging bottles are potions associated with spiritism - Candomblé. Viagra Natural speaks for itself.
Banho cheiroso. A mix of all kinds of attractive herbs and spices, which can bring sucess in your business deals. We were not fully aware of this propensity when we chose the name for our blog. Should we abandon the name, or cast the demons out of blogspot?
A genuine charlatan. This man, just outside the market, is selling a remedy that cures everything. Even while with a customer, he maintains his patter through the microphone. We did not buy.
around the famous Ver-o-peso (see/check the weight) market
When we were in Belem in 1998, there was an attempted robbery of one member of our group right here in the centre. Together with other negative factors in that visit, it left us, and especially some members of the family, with a very bad set of memories of Belem. It was important to go back to the Ver-o-peso and get it right!
In the Ver-o-peso itself - purely a fish market.
Having brought fish to the market, there is time for a shipboard haircut. Do vultures eat human hair?
Other products in the markets around the Ver-o-peso. The hanging bottles are potions associated with spiritism - Candomblé. Viagra Natural speaks for itself.
Banho cheiroso. A mix of all kinds of attractive herbs and spices, which can bring sucess in your business deals. We were not fully aware of this propensity when we chose the name for our blog. Should we abandon the name, or cast the demons out of blogspot?
A genuine charlatan. This man, just outside the market, is selling a remedy that cures everything. Even while with a customer, he maintains his patter through the microphone. We did not buy.
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