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'Sweet' Bazaar in Saudi's Asir Province

Our last destination in Asir Province was this bazaar in a town whose name I never got. It took a very long time to get there after rushing through the palace/museum complex, having to descend an incredibly steep mountain and then travel for an hour or more through the valley below. The bazaar was interesting and worth visiting, but because we were running so late, it meant going back up another mountain road (a truck route at that) at night in an attempt to catch our various flights back to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. We made it to the airport in Abha with just minutes to spare, after the most frightening ride of the entire tour (think passing big trucks on those hairpin curves and in tunnels, in the dark).

This will be a short sub-gallery of the bazaar; a bit too many pictures for the main Asir gallery.
The real deal
The real deal
Buyers and sellers
Buyers and sellers
Checking it out
Checking it out
Honeycomb
Honeycomb
Awaiting a verdict
Awaiting a verdict
Making a sale
Making a sale
The negotiation
The negotiation
The portrait
The portrait
In conversation
In conversation
Vendor on wheels
Vendor on wheels
Deep in discussion
Deep in discussion
The same in any language
The same in any language