Repost: Yogyakarta’s Daily Market
Yogyakarta Market
February 13th, 2021
It’s Saturday – market day in many cities, towns and villages around the world. Here’s a post from 2014 showing Yogyakarta’s daily market, with updated and additional photos.
Tomorrow we’ll visit Borobudur.
Until then,
Kelly
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
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Hidden in a concrete labyrinth several stories high, Yogyakarta’s daily market radiates warmth and color. The dim hallways and fluorescent lighting are no match for the imperfect beauty at every turn — from chili peppers in shallow baskets to stacks of potatoes overlooked by a shopkeeper with a twinkle in his eye. I hold up the camera and ask, without words, if I can take his photo. He responds without words, only a smile of approval as if to say… Me? You want to take a photo of me and my potatoes? Yes. Our shared moment is captured forever, and the pulse of the daily market beats on, just as it does in every community of the world.
Yogyakarta Market
Outside, flower vendors line the road and the traffic goes by – a parade of horse and bicycle carts. While shoppers are busy filling their bags, there’s time for a game of cards. Just another market day in Yogyakarta.
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The markets are always full of life, colours and smells, it seems you like this atmosphere.
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Yes, market days are my favorite days. 🙂
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Wonderful photos as always. Thank you for transporting us to these wonderful places
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Hey there! Thank you. My pleasure. Hope you’re doing well!
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I’m good thank you, I hope you are too? I miss reading your blog posts regularly! I really need to get into a better routine so I have time to catch up on your adventures 🙂
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No worries! The posts are always here whenever you have time. Just hoping we can start traveling again before I run out of content, LOL!
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Haha yes I know that feeling! I would do anything just to travel outside of London at the moment as my content is getting very thin on the ground 🤣 fingers crossed it won’t be long now
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Your photos warm every day for me. I want you to know I always read them even though I don’t always leave a comment. Thank you for great memories and providing ideas for future travel.
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Such a kind and thoughtful comment. Pure joy to me! Thank you so much, Steve!
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I do love your market photos. You really capture the life there. Like you, the market is one of the first places I head for.
Alison
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Thanks Alison. Agreed — the market is the pulse of every community.
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I absolutely love the markets — fresh fruit, veggies, etc. But two of your photos stick with me: the fish in those little crates and the men playing cards! So nice to see.
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Thank you! Funny, I don’t think I included the men playing cards in my original post. But going back through my photos they leapt out at me. A fun vignette of local life.
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Love seeing old guys having fun!
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