Saturday, June 16, 2012

The African Flea Market

Today Anna and I had the privilege of visiting the African flea market. It was such a great experience! There were the most beautiful handcrafted trinkets and paintings of Africa on canvas. I bought items here that I could simply not buy at any other place in the world! It was so nice to truly get a taste of what South Africa is like beyond the walls of the boarding school.

The most interesting part about the crafts at the market is actually HOW they are made. The picture below is of colorful baskets being sold at one of the tables in the market. And guess what... they're made of telephone wire! It was also not unusual to see items made from soda cans and everyday plastics. So cool!

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