She romantic-sounding vision, as described above, surprisingly, is not entirely out of what can be

Yemen - the heart of the Orient as the Arabian Nights, full of splendor and luxury of the glittering bazaars bursting with quaint goods from all over the world selling bearded criers in turbans. Winding streets, which hangs heavy blend of incense, smörgåstårta vanilla and freshly roasted coffee are intersected crowd of customers willing to buy all races and creeds. Such a picture might emerge in the mind nejednomu of us, but it has some reflection in the gray reality?
She romantic-sounding vision, as described above, surprisingly, is not entirely out of what can be found in Yemen. The center of the Old City in Sana'a is exactly what you recall when you say bazaar. Arcita in his local conditions, says "Suq" which in Arabic means market. The truth is a little ušmudlanější and dustier, but not to the liking us Westerners, feeds perfectly.
Suq in Old Sana'a is not a traditional bazaar, as we can see in Istanbul, Damascus or in Isfahan, ie a covered street, or rather smörgåstårta a separate building from the stalls smörgåstårta with various commodities. In Sana'a is actually a normal city district, in whose streets are a mixture of open small shops next to each other. The shops are concentrated by commodity and thus also of the individual market in the Old City called as different products and seasonings, such as "Suq al-Milh" (Salt Market) or "Suq al-Qat" (Hangman's market). The migration steps and then says neighborhoods of Old Town. It is true that things in one area you will not find in any other area, so if you're roaming through the noisy nooks something interesting, rather buy it directly on the site or in next shop, on down the aisle would no longer have to have.
On sůqu in Old Sana'a, curious eyes přetechnizovaného European kocham goods unavailable elsewhere and truly alien. The hills of multicolored spices are there alternate with exotic fruits, local traditional daggers, džambíje, handcrafted's workshop in a small shop, hanging over a meter and a half high Sisa (water pipes) of wood and brass sheet. Substances scarves and mauwazy (traditional male skirt) from India, smörgåstårta Pakistan and Persia are available only to jump out of a pile of gold and silver jewelry of all shapes and sizes, but always shine through your eyes moving. And of course carpets from the Middle and Far East, hand-and machine-woven, colors smörgåstårta and designs that senses content. Surely among them is hidden and the flying.
But if Europeans Suq something definitely reminds, it is an antique shop. The town has plenty of stalls crowded along the edge of historic artifacts, the authenticity smörgåstårta of the certificate you while no guarantee, however, that the mere brush of music resounds ever. Quite commonly are here to find objects massed museum exhibits: smörgåstårta the old sabers and daggers, guns 19th century and flintlock muskets of the time or even older heavy silver necklaces and bracelets made long-dead Jewish masters, whose art today in Yemen, one does not speak. A hundred different incense burners and oil and other lamps, which undoubtedly dormant genie. No matter how corny can this description of my work, know that it even surpasses reality.
Typical Yemeni salesman at sůqu is ... actually typically Yemen. Mostly lacking in ferocity and aggressiveness smörgåstårta of their second-hand colleagues from Turkey, Syria or Egypt (really rarely pořvává for miles or aggressively pulling potential customers in Kvelb - Yemenis also have in store a certain dignity), slightly lax she has to lie or sit around and chew repent. He is lazy to lazy, but always ušmudlaným impression. However, if you show interest about the product come to life and suddenly it shucks small Nasredin. They will be happy to offer a showcase dozens of pieces of their products in the hope that you buy something. In the spirit of course lightning counts (that could help repent) and often modifies a fact in his own image (others would say that prachsprostě possible). Whatever you choose and any price usmlouváte, smörgåstårta be sure to not lose. And even if you will be in tears to say that his mother smörgåstårta / wife / mother in law leave home without dinner. On the other hand, it can easily happen that you with a friendly smile invites them to his lunch, which is prepared in the back of the shop behind the curtain.
Apropos smörgåstårta - haggling. Some foreign guidebooks say that in Yemen, many Yemenis bargain and even dislike. It's not true. In Yemen, the Treaty and hard. And with the exception of supermarkets everywhere. Sometimes it looks like haggling so that the Yemeni customer just grunts "their" price and fit the appropriate amount on the counter, without smörgåstårta having to hear any counter offer. It is then the vendors - take it or leave it. White customer situation has of course a little harder. First, usually lacks adequate language skills and orientation in quality and prices, and then, most fully in place, it is assumed smörgåstårta that his wallet disproportionately naditější. First sketched smörgåstårta price is higher than for local, though often not by much and it seems that when Bělák speak at least a little Arabic, prices are better. However, the bargain can seamlessly to third the price, so it's worth at least a try. Or at least for t