Le Vieux Marché (The Old Market)

One of my favorite places to go each week is to the Vieux Marché. I buy all of our fruit and veggies there and some bread too. It is similar to our farmers market, and it is open all week long and all year long. There is stall after stall of people selling their fresh products. For veggies you can get zucchini the size of small baseball bats for $2. You get a huge basket of Tomatoes for $2.50. Huge bags of fresh basil or others like dill or chives for $1.50 Mounds of strawberries or blueberries for great deals, and fresh batches of baquettes, cheese bread, chocolate bread, fudge or pie at one end of the market. These are by far the best vegetables I have ever eaten. I am really going to miss the huge assortment and fresh tastes when we get to Niger.
There are also a few other small stalls selling spices, fish, pastries or other assorted wares. The kids love to wander around with a dixie cup of fresh berries and take in all the smells. There are also several flower stalls where bennett picks me out a new bouquet every few weeks.