Every city and town of consequence has a market. Some of the smaller towns might have a market only one or two days a week. A bigger city like Mopti has a market every day. Nothing innately ostentatious about the markets, just locals bringing their wares to sell, but the sights, sounds, and smells tend to overwhelm a Westerner.
There is something new on view at every stall. Some wares look delightful, others repugnant. But it is all interesting.
