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Cheese Market #3
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On Thursday mornings cheese farmers from all over the district used to come to Gouda in their cheese brakes. In the nearby Tiendeweg the horses were unharnessed, after which the brake was pushed by hand to the Markt, where the farmer was assigned a place by the market superintendent and bargaining could take off. When a cheese trader approached a brake, the farmer removed his tarpaulin and started bargaining. After the lot was sold the brake left for the Kaaswaag for the cheese to be weighed. The trader paid the farmer according to the weighing slip he received. Most of the time payment was made in the beerhouse at the end of the market day.
The traditional Gouda cheese market is still held on Thursday mornings (starting mid-June and lasting until early September). Still we find farmers and traders doing what they have done for ages: haggling, bargaining. Lots that have been sold still go by cheese brake to the Waag to be weighed. Supplying and carrying-off, bargaining and weighing, all these still are as spectacular as they used to be and can be observed at a very close distance. This also goes for the typical Dutch cheese boys and cheese girls, the latter regularly offering bits of Gouda cheese to visitors.
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- Kicki
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(1189) - [2007-03-14 12:04]
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Very original pic. I like the composition. First I thought that it is an old photo from old times because of the sepia and clothes they wearing:) I like it and I like gouda cheese:) TFS!
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- Maite
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Hello Alex
What a picturesque scene!! The tone-color fits very well.
I like it a lot.
Greetings
Maite
Hi Alex, what a wonderful shot! I love festivals anyway and we have the Amish to the north of us in Virginia and Pennsylvania that yet dress like this. (and they have excellent natural foods--I like their noodles) TFS. Like the coloration you did, looks 'oldworld.'
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- wayne
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(0) - [2007-03-15 1:53]
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Alex, thanks for sharing this part of your world with us. I find it intriguing and the processing you've done is appropriate for this subject. I don't see a bit of modern times with all its technology in this photo and I appreciate seeing this part of history preserved.
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- Ejtaan
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(11347) - [2007-03-17 6:12]
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Absolutely a fun one Alex!
Lovely colors here and it's fun and a bit silly to see both old clothings and new clothes in the picture. In fact that gives away the fact that it's not an old picture.
I've never been to Gouda's cheesemarket... in fact I have never been to any cheesemarket while there is one in Alkmaar every week in summer. Alkmaar is only 30 km from here and I work there.
As of this summer the cheeesemarket will return in Hoorn too, so maybe I will go there this summer and shoot some pics...
This is a very nice entry Alex! It's a good composition with all the buildings and the people in the square. :-)
Cheers!
Anneke
Hi Alex,
Hahaha, I see that you also have seen the touristy side of the Netherlands.
Giethoorn must have been beautiful, but this was sure fun.
Beautiful and detailed picture,
TFS
Els
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