Market Friday takes the tour

Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise! That is me!)

I hope you will join us as we share the different markets from all over the world. I have always and forever loved traveling and I find it simply fascinating to go to the markets. Who doesn't love to see what they are selling? There is always a curiosity attached to foreign ingredients, different produce or any product sold.So, yes! I would love to see yours! So don't forget to take photos wherever you happen to be shopping - whether it be the grocery, art galleries, wherever money is exchanged for a service or for merchandise. Don't forget to use the hashtag #marketfriday and @dswigle.

Please leave the link to your post on here so it can easily be found by others. They will all be in one place!! Thank you! ❤

Last #MarketFriday, we checked out a couple of different cruise ships, deciding which we liked better, large ships or smaller, more intimate ships. If you missed it, you can find it here. Today we will take a moment and compare a couple of the wonderful islands that we stopped in their ports. They are all so beautiful, it is hard to not love them all.

This is on the island of St. Maarten. We are on the French side and the catamaran is a lovely way to see the entire island. The French side is the much quieter side and preferred if you want to be away from the tourists. The Dutch side is highly populated and has the vast majority of the bars and shopping.

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St. Martin's famous Princess Juliana International Airport on the Dutch side of St. Maarten

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I could almost t.o.u.c.h. it.

Barely clears the fence. This is the fence people hang on to - legs flying in the air. Some get blown off! — at Princess Juliana International Airport, St Maarten

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A stop on the US Virgin Islands is always a pleasure. Oh, the allure of the ocean is more than I can bear. Beauty - as far as your eyes will take you - St. Kitts US British Islands

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The beauty and charm are found in this place called 99 steps, which incidentally is 103. It leads right up to Bluebeard's Castle. Inhale the beauty. This is in beautiful Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas which is also in the US Virgin Islands.

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Oh, the charming views continue to delight these eyes.

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Oh, she is beautiful. I really love the charm of this city. Look how the reflection of the cobblestone streets take possession of the city at night. They just seem to breathe new life into the old blue pavers that are characteristic of this beautiful old city. These pictures were taken before the devastation of the Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane last year. They are still trying to fit the piece together again.

She was so beautiful, with her blended cultures and historical buildings. The towers have the most incredible views. Raíces - or Roots Fountain was sculpted by Spanish artist Luis Sanguino. The bronze fountain celebrates Puerto Rico’s rich culture of Amerindian, African, and Spanish peoples.

— Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

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So much to do, so much to see. I didn't want to inundate you with pictures, I have thousands of them, but, just a tiny sample so that maybe someday we can go to some different ones.

And the ship slowly makes it way back to the port and I walk out onto the balcony as the sun welcomes me back home again with New York City waving me in.

Au Revoir, my beautiful vacation.
Until I cruise again.

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Well, thank you, as always for coming along with me to my #MarketFriday adventure. I hope that you had one too. I look forward to reading them! Don't forget to peruse the other Markets that are linked below!They are from all over the world and I must say, quite interesting in so many ways. Enjoy!!

A longer YouTube video of the Princess Juliana St Maarten Airport where planes fly just your head! ;)