today we headed out to Jalan Surabaya where the antique street market is. the small stalls line the street for about half a km, and boy was there lots to see and touch. despite being in sweltering heat we spent a good hour and half walking the strip (little d stayed in the air conditioned car, except for a ten minute walk around to see the puppets). needless to say there was so many things i saw that would love to live at my place, but you have to bargain hard and it can get tiring... although i would say you can get about 50 per cent off the original asking price. now that i've been there a second time i think i will have to investigate how to spot the true antiques from the replicas and figure out how much is reasonable to pay... or take someone with me who knows what they are doing.
of course i picked a little something up. probably is an aged replica (no idea!)... now i just need to figure out where it should live.
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