MARKET MANIA

Sleeping was difficult last night with the heat and an accompanying ferocious headache. After making some tea at about 3 in the morning, and talking to Emanuel on night reception, things improved slightly with the room door open and the mosquito net firmly in place. 

Breakfast time is very civilized at a table in the back yard. Scrambled eggs, toast, cornflakes, all plentiful and served up by Miriam, the daytime receptionist. Very nice girl, always has a smile on her face. 

And then down to the market near the centre of Lusaka with some guys from the hostel. At this point in the day it was pleasantly warm but as the time went by the temperature began to rise, making us think it was time to get back to the hostel. We did some of the trip in a minibus taxi, crushed in like sardines. But during the wanderings around the vast market saw plenty of the goods and more interestingly the people.

This guy was selling some kind of grilled sausages but proud of his dyed fashionable hair. 






Now the dried caterpillars that many people love to eat here. Miriam said she likes only the black ones which are first soaked in salty water, then fried. What could be simpler? Lovely!