No Bargaining at the Bazaar

The bustling Sunday morning bazaar in Valletta was reminded us strongly that the Arab heritage in Malta includes more than the islanders' Semitic language. We bargained with the market sellers on CDs, filagree jewellery, pieces of coral. At our bazaar back in Siegen, the polite Market visitors bought souvenirs - but without bargaining! They purchased attractive bookmarks, crafted by Carolin Fries and Melanie Lenk, as well as "Maltese Falcon" tickets (see below) for the lottery - the prize was tickets for the new film "Count of Monte Cristo," filmed in Malta and Ireland!