Namche Bazaar 3450 m
day 36 : 22 november 2003
  
  the bazaar  
  the famed Saturday bazaar at Namche where merchants from as far as Tibet come here to sell all kinds of wares  
  
  
   
  window shopping  
  most of the items sold at the bazaar are not targeted for the tourist but more of daily-use commodities for the locals... from salt to rubber shoes  
  
  
   
  pots and pans  
  the residents from all over Khumbu make their way to the bazaar to get their essential products  
  
  
   
  fresh greens  
  difficult to find elsewhere, fresh greens and meat are readily available here  
  
  
   
  lard  
  homemade butter being sold out of an old plastic kerosene container  
  
  
   
  streets of namche  
  the permanent shops of Namche are obviously targeted to the tourist... souvenir shops, outdoor equipment shops, internet cafes, bakeries and budget hotels rank as the most common business here  
  
  
   
  treasure or junk?  
  souvenir shops selling every foreseeable collectables  
  
  
   
  cowbells  
  line of melodious souvenir awaiting the tourist  
  
  
   
  beanies  
  made from sheep wool... on sale at the Mountain Madness Equipment Shop  
  
  
   
  choten  
  the Namche choten in a most obscure part of town  
  
  
   
  hq  
  the Sagarmatha National Park Headquarters and Visitors' Centre offers a great view of the mountains, the furthest being Everest  
  
  
   
  giant mani  
  a giant mani stone on the northeastern side of Namche  
  
  
 

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