A visit to the fish market in DC
We went to the DC fishmarket to supply our 4th of July celebrations. I love the fishmarket because it's one of the last places that truly feels like a market. I guess my time with Turkish Bazaars spoiled me. The markets here in the U.S. just start looking a little too homogenized for my taste. Maybe Wegman's is different, but it's still got much of the same atmosphere.
Anyway, the DC fishmarket, with its close quarters, sounds, smells and sights really makes me think of the nature of what this country has always been about - opportunity bringing people from vastly different walks of life together under one classically liberal framework. Seeing the fishmarket decked out with Independence Day regalia along with its typical charm reminded me that the United States' greatest strength is the mixing and exchange. We ARE an international community and cannot forget that.
Plus, if you're ever there, go to Clarence for live blue crabs. His section is pictured. Trust me, they're fresh and tasty. I steamed them myself.
Anyway, the DC fishmarket, with its close quarters, sounds, smells and sights really makes me think of the nature of what this country has always been about - opportunity bringing people from vastly different walks of life together under one classically liberal framework. Seeing the fishmarket decked out with Independence Day regalia along with its typical charm reminded me that the United States' greatest strength is the mixing and exchange. We ARE an international community and cannot forget that.
Plus, if you're ever there, go to Clarence for live blue crabs. His section is pictured. Trust me, they're fresh and tasty. I steamed them myself.
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