Saturday, February 20, 2010

In The Market

There is no better way to experience the true culture of Palawan than shopping in the market. I will admit when I first arrived it was sensory overload with so many people, strange smells, tricycles, bicycles, carts, kids, and food everywhere.


Ok so weeding through the chaos can be a challenge especially when everyone you pass notices you're a foreigner and tries to get your attention. But, after a while you just learn it's part of the system here. The first thing I bought was a little bag of warm salted peanuts for 5 pesos. If you don't want to buy anything in the market do yourself a favor and at least try these. They are delicious little treat I assure you. Any type of fruit or vegetable grown in the Philippines can be found here and the fish selection is incredible. I probably spent a half hour just wandering up and down the fish section taking pictures which I'll post in my next entry.