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The
Khan Market is an easy walk from the hotel. The concierge cautioned us that the "touts" would tell us that the market is closed. It was a useful warning. All along the walk we had jitney drivers and pedestrians greet us, pace us, and offer advice.
"The Khan market is closed. It is a holiday, they are closed today." "They only have restaurants open, I will take you a real Indian bazaar." "You are staying at the hotel? I work at the hotel! The Khan market is closed today. I will show you a better market." The closer we got to the market, the more strident they became -
"You must turn here! Not that way! This way! The market is this way!" Unsurprisingly, we later learned they are paid a commission for bringing tourists to the non-Kahn Market shops.
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We stayed the course and made it to the market. The market was not closed.
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Sigrid purchased a pashmina from
OCM Suitings and I picked up a blank book made of handmade paper with an enameled cover from
Handpaper World. It is a cool store. Even the receipt was printed on handmade paper and the shopping bag was fashioned from recycled newspaper. I'll use it to keep a trip journal
as I have in other travel adventures(while the the intertube is available at our current hotel - we won't have it for many parts of the trip).
Scenes from the Khan Market:
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Delhi Time: 05-Feb-2010 6:00 2:00 PM
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