Day
2,19 April 2014
After the Homestay Mengkuang Titi
experience, I was taken to Ropewalk Bagan Flea Market “Pasar Karat” managed by Koperasi Pasar Aneka Taman Selat
Butterworth. Purpose of this Cooperative is to bring all small flea
business owners together in an orderly manner such as a proper place, marketing
and training programs for all its members. Vintage items such as radio, oil
lamp, camera, coin, gramophone, tiffin carrier, brass iron that used charcoal,
smoking pipe and many more are sold here. They have better selections of
antiques than at Lorong Kulit Flea market on the island. Beside the vintage
items, there are the normal items such as sunglasses, guitar accessories,
cosmetics, crash helmets, shoes, magazines, newspapers, clothes, blankets and
many more. In my opinion, this is the biggest Flea market in Penang.
The Flea Market in Penang is labeled
as Ropewalk, named after the street name “Jalan Pintal Tali” where the first
Flea market operated. With direct translation as Twine Rope Street, later
renamed as Ropewalk, the name remains until now. However the Taman Selat Flea market is known
as Ropewalk Bagan.
Opening hours is from 7.00am to
1.00pm only, Address: No 17, Pasar Aneka Taman Selat, 13500 Butterworth, Penang
Tel: 04-323 3788
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| Me (with black headscraf, front row) |
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| Coin and foreign currency for sale |
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| Men rings |
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| Old photos |
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| Rows and rows of stalls |
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| Anything & everything can be found at the Ropewalk Bagan |
To be continued ….
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