{"id":378,"date":"2017-04-07T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mak.iqt.com.au\/?p=378"},"modified":"2017-04-08T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T17:06:36","slug":"6th-april-dangerous-market-floating-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mak.iqt.com.au\/?p=378","title":{"rendered":"6th April – Dangerous Market & Floating Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

We set off this mornings at 6:00am, all a bit bleary eyed, for a long bus drive to the floating markets. We\u00a0were provided with a light\u00a0<\/u>breakfast and most of us promptly nodded off.<\/p>\n

We were woken up by our tour guide telling us about the \u201cDangerous Market\u201d and asking if we would like to visit. The dangerous market or folding umbrella market as it is also known, is a market that is set up on a railway line with the stalls and awnings covering the lines. When a train passes along the market the stall holders have to move the stall back on rollers\u00a0and pull in the awnings so that the train has enough room to pass by.<\/p>\n

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It was hilarious to watch the process as we were in the middle of the market when we heard the toot of a train horn.\u00a0 The market disappeared in front of our eyes and we had to stand as close to what was left of the stalls, pressed up against the prawns as the train passed inches from our noses.<\/p>\n