Christmas Fair in Cracow

 In Cracow before Christmas there is a fair, which is called “kiermasz adwentowy”, in the old market square. It officially means “Advent fair”, but you can buy on it things for Christmas, like cribs (szopki) or ginger bread with “Wesołych Świąt” (Merry Christmas) written on it.

Spice bazaar in Istanbul

 The spice bazaar in Istanbul is in a hall covered with arches. The narrow and winding streets outside it are really a continuation of the bazaar, they are full of little shops.

Turkish men are dressed the European way but Turkish ladies are covered up the Muslim way. Judging after the comments those blokes make about European women, the Turkish ladies know what they are doing.

Mennonite market

 Mennonites of Canada till the land and sell produce of their work at farmers' markets. They don't sell anything special (although what they sell is usually organic, and that includes meat), you will see similar produce at other farmers' markets, but they are pictoresque because they in a different way that we do. They (or at least some of them) also don't use cars, all their transport being by horse-drawn carts.

All their clothing is supposed to be self-made, although (as one of the pictures here proves) shoes can sometimes be shop-bought.