DAY 7 - Lekki Market here we come!!!

Bazaar experience in Lagos?? Of course, a Turkish girl would never say no to a bazaar wherever she is! :)

I would not miss this opportunity and we decided to go to Lekki Market as our Sunday activity with three friends - Quentin, Ashley and Brenda. Before we went there, we made a quick google search to set our expectations. It was awesome with all the paintings and especially the wooden masks!!! 

After 20 minutes drive from Ikoyi (as there is no traffic on Sundays yaaaayyy :)), we arrived the place. When we drove into the narrower streets, we were there again on the BUMPY roads like my first consumer immersion experience. But this time we were in the car and it wasn't raining :))) First look from the market place...

Lekki market is actually a local bazaar where one can find everything from vegetables to fruits, clothing and any basic household goods.

What really attracts tourists' attention is the wooden masks & variety of goods , paintings and hand made jewelries. 
There are art stores which sell variety of products made from wood or local paintings displaying Nigerian or other African (tribal) culture and art. 

My personal favorites for my future house in Lagos :))

 

The big artist! Painter of all these nice paintings. I promised him to come back and buy some stuff when I move completely!!! :)

and the awesome masks outside Nigeria from different tribes across Africa:

GUESS WHAT THIS COULD BE? It is actually a scary bag with a snake head and crocodile legs on it and the seller said they were real!!!!! OMGGG :))

Of course like all bazaars #1 rule in this bazaar is NEGOTIATION!! But as a difference, in order to be able to understand what is the minimum you can get and to learn where the best products are, there are local boys around to help you!

I am de-briefing Kevin what kind of mask I was looking for my boyfriend! :) 

 Ashley is with Eric who was her key guide in the bazaar :)

 And the pay-out of the bazaar: Super-nice mask wooden and hand-made @ 1000N (less than $7) from an initial price of 2500N. :)))