Monday, October 20, 2008

A Sunday Morning at Kenjetia Market

After a few days at the house it became evident that we needed to go shopping for a few things. I brought a box of pop-tarts for breakfast, and Dr. Frus liked to have toast. The only problem was we didn’t have a toaster. In addition, the AC in the house is mounted in the ceiling and has to be accessed with a remote. I found the remote, but it lacked AAA batteries. We hailed a cab and went on our way to the market. The cab driver told us most “stores” were closed on Sunday, but we might get lucky.

We started our search at some of the inexpensive outlet malls. The shops had a plethora of goods, but not a toaster or batteries in sight.

We eventually decided to move on to the more high end boutique shops and see if we could accomplish our mission. A variety of cell phones, clothing, and fresh produce were available.

No Toasters or Batteries here. . .

Dr. Frus was constantly assessing the situation and looking for the prize.

We eventually discovered a local electronics dealer that had a few batteries. After a brief discussion with his colleague we ascertained that he had seen a toaster a few days ago and maybe he would have one in stock tomorrow.

. . .Partial Victory. . .

Now I am off to the local communications hub to check my e-mail.

Later we hope to welcome the next volunteer pathologist who will be relieving Dr. Frus tomorrow. Perhaps we shall go the Pyramid Restaurant / Spice bar?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

High end boutique shops.....glad to hear you found those over there as your always shopping them in St. Louis.