QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET
AUSTRALIA
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| "QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET" |
THE LARGEST OPEN AIR MARKET IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
The Queen Victoria Market (also known as the Queen Vic Markets or the Queen Vic, and locally as '"Vic Market"') is a major landmark in Melbourne, Australia, and at around seven hectares (17 acres) is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. The Market is significant to Melbourne's culture and heritage. The Market is named after Queen Victoria who ruled the British Empire, from 1837 to 1901.
Queen Victoria Market is Victoria's premier open-air market. It's a thriving and vital place pulsating with life.
The friendly competition between stallholders, and their concern for customers, is what gives the Market its Old World charm and the addictive power to draw millions of visitors each year. The vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere of this historic site has endeared the Market to Melburnians for 130 years. The Market is probably best known for its huge variety of fresh produce. Almost 50% of the Market area is dedicated to the sale of fresh produce, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, chicken, seafood and delicatessen products.
The remainder of the Market is used for variety and speciality goods, with Sundays being the most popular day for this category. On Sundays, the hustle and bustle of the weekday Market gives way to a more relaxed and leisurely family day. Queen Street is closed and converted into an outdoor cafe area, with children's rides and other activities. The Market is divided into a number of Market Precincts; the Deli Hall, Elizabeth Street Shops, F shed laneway, Vic Market Place Food Court, Fruit and Vegetables, The Meat Hall, Organics, General Merchandise, Victoria Street Shops and the Wine Market.
And so that's what we do each Sunday… we shop at Queen Victoria Market! This market has everything and anything you may think of! From clothes to purses, from jewelry to pottery, from paintings to mirrors, from candles to creams, from meats to fish, from fruits to vegetables… this place has it all! Because of Queen Victoria's Market… Australia is home!!! So I have been told (by Anthony)… I cook the best Stir Fry and fresh veggies! I am enjoying this very much… loving to cook (just like Baba)!
Stay tuned for the next blog, we bought another gorgeous painting!
CHEERS MATE,
Nicole
Oh!!! I enjoy seeing this market in the Land Down Under having bananas, oranges, even mangos... Did it make you think of Florida when you saw these fruits? They are probably a lot more expensive than here, not counting if you happen to have a mango tree in your backyard :)
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear that you are loving to cook and that Anthony says that you cook the best Stir Fry and vegetables. Good for you, my precious granddaughter, because in Spanish we have a saying that goes "el amor entra por la cocina."
Besitos,
Baba