Name of Shop: Handicraft Market
I hate shopping but I do like buying paintings from my travels. I bought quite a few in Damascus at the hanicraft market near the museum. The place doesn't look like it gets very busy but anywhere there was this place that sold paintings by local students.
What To Buy: I was mostly interested in the contemporary islamic art of which there were many to choose from. They are all proudly hung up around my appartment and people always ask where I got them from. Considering how much they were I wish I'd bought many more! The ones they sell in Paris and London are horrendously expensive.
What To Pay: Of course you have to haggle, but please be fair. Pay what you think a product, good or service is worth, not how much you can haggle your way down to. I paid between $10US and $30US dollars per painting and came away with about 5.
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on Apr 19, 2004
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