LillDarwin Markets
May 25th 2008 06:46
Darwin Markets. The markets ooze sweat and spices. A sensual buffet. 100% humidity and a sunset like nothing I’d ever seen in my life. The red fireball sinking into the bay horizon has a humbling effect on all the hundreds of people gathered on the beach. A real quietening of the spirit is experienced when you see such a sight. How small we are. How insignificant our little life dramas are when you look at the size of the sun and the brilliance it produces as it leaves us at the close of another day.
Hundreds of people go to the beach to watch the sunset while they eat their dinner bought at one of the variety of food stands with tastes of many different lands to tantalise your senses. The smell of spices and fried delicacies hover in the windless, humid air. It is hot. Scantily clad people wander and sweat. There is a vibe of youthfulness here with all the backpackers wandering like I am, with their tanned, toned bodies greasy with the sweat of the tropics.
When the sun goes down completely dim yellow lights give the dark night and each market stall a soft, warm glow. There is the deep rumbling of a didgeridoo in the background and a woman singing an ancient eerie tune. Someone is beating a drum and the rumble is felt deep in your chest. This is another world. You have to experience it.
The markets are on now. They run all winter April to October Thursday night and Sunday. Thursday nights are the best. www.mindil.com.au
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Hundreds of people go to the beach to watch the sunset while they eat their dinner bought at one of the variety of food stands with tastes of many different lands to tantalise your senses. The smell of spices and fried delicacies hover in the windless, humid air. It is hot. Scantily clad people wander and sweat. There is a vibe of youthfulness here with all the backpackers wandering like I am, with their tanned, toned bodies greasy with the sweat of the tropics.
When the sun goes down completely dim yellow lights give the dark night and each market stall a soft, warm glow. There is the deep rumbling of a didgeridoo in the background and a woman singing an ancient eerie tune. Someone is beating a drum and the rumble is felt deep in your chest. This is another world. You have to experience it.
The markets are on now. They run all winter April to October Thursday night and Sunday. Thursday nights are the best. www.mindil.com.au
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