TANKS Travel Tales - a travelogue.......

  " It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves." -  André Paul Guillaume Gide, French Author and Nobel Prize laureate Tree-lined Boulevard, Toulouse, France (2004)

Visiting markets wherever I travelled to has always been a favourite activity for me. From Seoul to London, Basel to Tokyo, Fremantle to Taipei, Bangkok to Tallinn and many other cities, I always made it a point to visit the local markets. Mingling with the locals and enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of fresh local produce have been and will continue to be among the highlights of my travel itineraries. On a rare chilly January afternoon in my home city of Singapore, I was going through my digital archives of travel photographs and came across these photos of the morning market in the southern French city of Toulouse. These photographs were taken on my first trip to Toulouse many years ago when I was there to attend a work-related conference. Being a work trip, I had no time for much sight seeing. Thus, my visit to the morning market, on a weekend, absolutely delighted me because it provided me a chance to enjoy the city.    Fresh and locally-produced carrots, Toulouse, O...