On Sunday I went to the African Craft Market at Rosebank Mall. It's extra big on Sundays as they take over the roof of one of the parking garages in addition to the permanent craft market. I was just window shopping this time to see what kind of stuff was available, but I'm sure I'll be visiting again before returning to Canada for Christmas.
The main floor of the permanent craft market consisted of mainly similar stalls containing wooden masks, stone sculptures, fabric paintings, musical instruments, and jewelry. Every stall had the owner (or employee, not positive I guess), calling me over saying "Welcome! To look is free! Come in". After I started looking, the first question was usually "Where are you from?", I answered Canada and of course the response was "I love Canadians! Best price for Canadians! Toronto?".... "No, Ottawa"... "ohhh" (they had no clue). It was a bit intimidating, but I stood my ground and didn't buy anything (mainly because I had barely any money). The second floor of the permanent market was really just a regular store that happened to sell crafts. They had a cash register, credit card machine, price tags, and everything!
The rooftop market had absolutely everything from art to jewelry to antiques to food to clothes and accessories (plus more!). I had a great time wandering around and I think I spent about 3 hours there. Plus there was a lot of live music to listen to while browsing. As I said, I've tried very very hard to attach videos here but I can't figure it out. I have a picture, but I wish the videos would work because they were great and so fun to watch!
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| Soweto Marimba Youth League |
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