Mehane Yehuda, otherwise known as The Shuk, is the largest market in Jerusalem.  We went there on Sunday and it was fabulous!  I likely wouldn't think it was so wonderful if we'd gone on a Thursday or Friday morning since it's packed on those days, but Sunday was a good day for our first time.  We had a tour first, from a longtime resident of Jerusalem.  She gave us all the tricks and tips of finding the best deals, introducing us to her favorite vendors, and showing us her favorite restaurants.  It is going to be a lot of fun to explore this place!

The produce was beautiful. The strawberries, artichokes, cherry tomatoes and garlic seemed to be the the most plentiful items available. 

Spices, spices!  Any spice in the world can be found somewhere in this market!  And all the nuts, dried fruits, sweets, etc.  

I almost started this post with, "This little piggy went to the market"!  But, as this was pretty much a kosher market, the "little piggy" was nowhere to be found!!!  There was plenty of fish, chicken, beef and lamb, though, so no worries.  

We had a nice little snack at a cafe'....toast triangles with warm camembert, nuts, and honey and a small salad.  YUM.

Something I didn't get a picture of, cause I couldn't get my camera out fast enough was a bike- sized tricycle riding thru the shuk with a robot-looking device sitting on a platform between the back 2 wheels.  It was GOOGLE MAPS!  They were filming the shuk for their "street view" application!

We finally have the internet up and running in our apartment, and I have a few more photos I'm going to post in the next day or so.  But, I would like to post 2 photos today, that are for "reader participation"!  Have fun guessing what they are, and please post your answers.....Hint:  they're both things I had to figure out for myself.  Answer in the next post!