The Midtown Market
I visted the Midtown Marketplace today in the Market Exchange Building. I must say it was quite an experience and i was very intruiged at the scene that lay before me. The image i always received of a market was the kind of bizarre like ones that you saw in movies (Like Aladin for example). I guess you could say this market was the same kind of thing except indoors and a lot cleaner, no snake charmers either (which actually is a disapointment). The place buzzed with an almost tangible energy. The energy i'm talkin about wasn't so much from the neon lights, ovens, or freezers, but from the people and the atmosphere of the market itself. The energy i sensed was created from the interaction of people of different shapes sizes and colors and the products that were being sold. The sales people spitting their sales pitch to the passer-byers and the displayed products highlighted with lights to catch any wandering eyes, emitted an energy. The interchange of ideas and currency acted like the mouse in the spinning wheel generating a contagious energy that pulled in anyone walking by the booth, which of course works in the favor of the vendor. The market was teeming with energy and although i only bought a caramel cappucino, which was average, i felt compelled to check out all the booths and get a feel for the market. But i've rambled on long enough, and i'm sure i've bored anyone whos read this. Until next time Go PACKERS! Go BRETT! -Chris