Bargaining, Bartering, and Buying

last Saturday we went to Otavalo which is the largest and most famous market town in all of Ecuador. The first thing we did when we got to Otavalo was go and see a beautiful waterfall. We walked through a little street and stopped at a small two loom factory to watch was making fabric from there it was a short little hike in an eucalyptus forest to the cascade. when we went back to town we hitchhiked to the market.
The Market WOW there was street after street of booths and in the center of all those streets there was a large square, filled with beautiful textiles. Eve and I went a little crazy buying things, they were soo cheep. the only thing we were concerned about was how we were going to get it all home. Tim however while not buying like a mad man became quite happy bargaining with everyone Example: Vendor: $22 Tim: ha $8 Vendor $20 Tim $10 Vendor $18 Tim $10 V $15 T $11 V$13 T$11 V $12.50 T$11 walk away Vendor 11.50 only 50 cents more Tim Only 50 cants less Vendor HAHAha okay $11. it was fun but boy oh boy does purchasing things take a long time. in the end when Eve and I were loaded down with things and it was beginning to rain we took the bus back to Quito.
When we got back there was a carnival one street up and over after unloading our things and resting for a few minutes Tim and I walker over to see what it was all about. There were rides and fair food along with clowns and dancing and on odd looking pin wheel device near a shrine. It turned out to be the celebration of the patron Saint of the street. and the odd pinwheel thing was a firework display by the end of the evening it was raining so we went home and fell asleep.