Scenes from the Westerstraat Market, the Jordaan, Amsterdam.
A market trader selects oranges to make juice.
Porcelain bowls from Japan and modern desk lamps from France.
A vintage bike and plump cushions.
Brass bells and vintage tools.
A table covered with silver, pewter and flatware.
Embroidered linens galore.
A vendor takes a tea break.
Bronze ballerina.
Portrait of a Dutch woman preparing a meal.
Religious icons.
Sparkling chandeliers.
Wedding dresses for 20 euros each.
Art deco mannequins.
Floral blouses in bright colours.
Summer dresses in floral prints.
Gypsy print and ruffled skirts.
Yarn and felt ties.
Center of attention.
A vintage Coca-Cola sign.
How do you do it? Whenever I try to photograph a market someone walks in front of me :(
Posted by: Di Overton | 19 August 2009 at 15:46
Well, my friend, now I've discovered ANOTHER market I want to enjoy with you sometime! This one is fabulous!
Posted by: jeanie | 18 August 2009 at 18:17
wow! looks like my kind of place! i could stand in front of that table iwth the linens for hours! great photos!
Posted by: Account Deleted | 18 August 2009 at 14:28
Those cushions! Oh, those cushions on that bike. I do love your views of the world.
Posted by: Relyn | 18 August 2009 at 14:01
So much gorgeousness! I would love to walk amongst all those gems.
Posted by: Amanda Nicole | 18 August 2009 at 08:18
Those piles of floral dresses and skirts...all of it! If only we had a market like this...
Posted by: Stephanie | 17 August 2009 at 17:47
Oh, how lovely it is to come back here and see all your lovely photos! So much to catch up on - I've missed out on so much in Bloglandia this summer, while K's been healing his hip & I've been healing my hand, and the grandgirls have been coming and going...Hope you've been enjoying a beautiful summer!!! xoxoxo
Posted by: tinker | 17 August 2009 at 13:51
I MUSTTTTTT go to the floral clothing shop!!! Oh me, oh my!
Miss Tara, helllo, HUGE HUGS! I miss you ;) I feel like I have been away for so long, going back and forth from town with my new "schedule."
I am relaxing and catching up on your world. Your photos are unreal, like glass, and you know just what composition happening around you, to photograph! THANK YOU for that! I get to travel via you ;) Bellisimas!!
ALl my love, xoxox, V
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | 17 August 2009 at 02:10
One word: WOW!
Really gorgeous photos and my cup of tea!
Posted by: Helen | 16 August 2009 at 12:17
The child ballerina captured my heart. And the oranges!
Posted by: Donna | 16 August 2009 at 08:18
Loved the pics and pieces you selected. Have a wonderful weekend....
lylah
la maison et le jardin
Posted by: lylah ledner | 16 August 2009 at 05:32
Tara: Love to see the world through your eyes! I've got lots of time on my side now to sit,relax and dream and travel via the cyber space!
I think of you much right now because it seems like only yesterday we shared a meal and chats in person. Love and light anna xo
Posted by: naturegirl | 16 August 2009 at 04:50
I stop by real quick and you treat me to this. Some day!
Posted by: Karen Carter | 16 August 2009 at 03:30
Echoing Christina's sentiments...what fun it would be to shop til we dropped there with you. Even the market's alone would put some pounds on me...then one of those skirts would come in handy I could just cover it all up and eat some more! Ha ha!
Love you have a fabulous weekend. xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | 15 August 2009 at 20:42
What a delight to the eye (and heart!). Oh my. At first, I thought that was HRH Wills sniffing the fruit. And the Yankee jacket! lol. The hub has one just like it--maybe it's been transferred to the University of TN now. Thanks for sharing! You could choose anything for me you please! :-P
Posted by: Rosa | 15 August 2009 at 19:15
Whoa- you made me so happy with this post. The religious icons, ah the saints. The felt ties? Bliss!
Honey please, I would be so broke there. I mean more broke than now. lol
Love ya!
Posted by: Christina | 15 August 2009 at 16:41
If shopping were like this over here, I'd do more of it!!! Love the vendor in the Yankees jacket:) Those brightly colored felt ties look like they might support Little Miss 5's fairy wings, eh?
Posted by: Barbara | 15 August 2009 at 14:57