The spice of life

I am not sure why but i think this is my favorite market of all. May be the spice market is what I connect with the images I have always had had of the thousand and one Arabian nights. But there were far more than a thousand and one spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, lokum (Turkish Delight; and thanks Jeff for the tip which shop to buy it from) and other edibles.... I think the expression that 'variety is the spice of life' had to be coined by someone one who had visited here... for the variety of spices is wonderful. The sounds the colours, smells, and delights are truly amazing. The blended teas alone were astonishing and would have taken me a day to see and taste... I had to content myself with the smells... mmm... Erma Bombeck said, "Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go." and Henry Tillman said 'Oregano is the spice of life' .... personally i am leaning toward cumin..... let me know the spice of your life....