Must-Visit Markets Around the World
Leah’s Travel Story
I am Leah. I ____ been writing a travel blog since I was 18.
I go places and ____ my experiences with my readers.
Must-Visit ____ Around the World
Visiting markets is a good way to learn ____ the culture of a country.
Markets are places where you can meet people, learn history, and taste local ____.
I ____ whether there is any better way to discover another culture.
1 Grand Bazaar, Turkey
Turkey is a country where East ____ West, so it has a long tradition of trade.
It is a natural place for large markets ____ the Grand Bazaar.
The market was built in 1455 in ____.
Back ____, the market had two big buildings, and people traded goods like cloth and gold there.
____ the Grand Bazaar is much bigger, and it is the largest covered market in the world.
It has 64 streets and more than 4,000 shops ____ one roof.
The market attracts over 250,000 visitors ____ day.
You can ____ almost any imaginable item there.
Extra Tip: Ask shop owners if they carry ____ boncuğu, a traditional Turkish symbol for good luck.
Also, if you want a nice snack, make sure to try lokum, a traditional Turkish ____.
2 Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Thailand
In the past, Thai ____ traded goods on rivers.
This was the beginning of ____ markets in Thailand.
With better road transportation, many floating ____ disappeared.
Since the late 1960s, however, some of them have come back and ____ the tradition alive.
Today, one of the most popular ____ markets is Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
It is always crowded with ____ from all over the world.
You can buy local ____ and traditional gift items directly from boats.
Extra Tip: I ____ if you have ever had a meal on water.
If not, try noodles like pad ____.
The sellers will cook them on their boats and pass them to you with a long fishing ____.
3 Aalsmeer Flower Market, The Netherlands
The Netherlands ____ "low lands."
As the name suggests, about a third of the country sits ____ sea level.
Thus, the Dutch built up the land, and one effective way to use it was to grow flowers and ____ them.
It is, therefore, no surprise that the ____ has the largest flower market in the world: the Aalsmeer Flower Market.
The building where the ____ is housed is bigger than 120 soccer fields.
The market is busy with thousands of flower-filled ____.
They are moved mostly by ____ trucks.
Every ____, around 20 million flowers are traded and shipped to all corners of the world.
Extra ____: You may wonder whether you can buy just a few flowers at the market.
Sadly, you cannot, but you can see ____ wholesale flower trading works.