Kashgar

We've had a couple days in Kashgar now, but one of the main reasons for coming was the well known Sunday Market. There is your Livestock Market for animals, and then the Bazaar itself for everything else. We started with the Livestock Market and it was great.

This was the parking lot as most people seemed to arrive by donkey and carriage. They sell all your typical farm animals here including cows, sheep, goats, donkeys, and even the one lonely camel seen right here at the front! It is good fun watching the deals go down, and the locals are nothing short of animated as they strike a deal. The sheep section; by far the biggest seller. They love their mutton!A closer look a the sheep and how they are kept.
And these are great pictures we had to include! A few fresh goat heads on the left for sale, to eventually become goat head soup on the right.

Next was the Bazaar. An interesting place in itself, but not what it used to be hundreds of years ago I am sure. Lots of carpets, hats, etc... The Sunday market in Kashgar goes way back.

Dried fruit and nuts for Jillene to go 'nutty' over...
The only thing for sale at the market that I wish I could have bought... Jillene doesn't necessarily agree with me, but I think this guy is TOO CUTE!
And another local favorite - lunch today actually. Gosh Girdie (mutton meat pie) and mutton Kebabs all for the low price of $1.75 with a little green tea to wash it down.

Kashgar has been great, and we still have half a day left before we jump on a plane to Urumchi. We'll see how many meals we can fit in before we go...