Anyone who knows me will know that I am somewhat passionate about secondhand shopping.....and Honiara is the place for that. Except for a little bit of synthetic rubbish in the Chinese stores 2nd hand clothes shopping is the only way to go here. They bring in hundreds of bales, cut them open and its a free for all.
If you can bear the temperatures and the competing crowds the stuff you can buy is awesome. Amongst the rubbish you can get fabulous labels for kids and adults. Today Poppy and Millie got into it ploughing through a pile to find the gems - so I think it might become a girls weekly outing!!!
Shopping also takes on the ridiculous at times. Today we found Muslim Barbie merchandise. Yes you can buy a "Barbie in full Burkha" backpack here in the Solomon Islands where 95% of people are church attending Christians. So if you would like one for your "odd and bizzare" collection let me know - they are unlikely to fly out of the shop - but then maybe they will!!!!
On the market front Mango season is in full swing. Gorgeous big juicy mangoes for 60cNZ. Millie scored a free one today - something about being small and cute with straight blondey hair wondering through a busy market!!!!Unfortunately limes are on the decline with the price doubling to 15cNZ each. Still cheap enough for a Lemon Lime and Bitters & for the Gin & Tonic though!!! The G & T is purely medicinal - the quinine keeps the malaria at bay!!
Nothing however softens the blow of having to spend $10NZ on a block of Cadbury!!
1 comment:
Owwww Id so love a burka barbie! Just had a full burkad woman into work oh so hard to talk when you only see two eyes (not even the wrinkles on show! AND IM definately gonna join you guys on a 'shopping expedition'when we visit that sounds like so much fun!
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