Empress Market was WILD

Empress Market was constructed between 1884 and 1889, and is representative of the British architecture seen in various places throughout the city.  Today it is one of the most popular and busy places in Karachi for shopping.  A wide variety of items can be bought at he market: fruit, vegetables, spices, meat, textiles, and all sorts of animal: big and small, standard and exotic.

Puppies looking for a new home

Boy and machetes.  

Lots of random odds and ends

The spice man is hustling

In the United States there are all sorts of laws that have to do with animal rights, sanitation, personal safety, etc….these so called “rules” that we have in the US did not exist at this market.  I am aware there are these types of open-air outdoor markets all over the world.  I have been to ones in Istanbul, Jerusalem, in the country side of France and Panama, San Jose, Costa Rica, and the occasional “crowded” farmers market in San Francisco.  This however, was unlike anything I had ever seen before...   Enjoy the pics!

Entrance to the market

These little guys are going to make good pets or be used for  a meal very soon.

Basket of rice, with some friends that are part of the party!

ALL PARTS of the cow are used, even the hoofs.

Livers and intestines....yum yum

This guy is excited!!

Someone is looking to do some shopping for his family's dinner. 

Danny in the meat market.  

All sorts of prepared foods to pick up for lunch or dinner....keeping things nice and efficient.  

Marisa flashing a smile beside the coconut man.

On our way out of the market



A quick video of the scene from the "pet" section.

One last picture outside the entrance after quite the adventure!