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