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3 Stars - 21 Opinions
Pirae, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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We will be in Papette next Saturday and will love to shop around. We only have 2-3 hours and are interested in local crafts.
Which are the best places to do so?
Please advice
Rafael
We had a lovely time wandering around the markets right in Papette.
The main (indoor) market stretches nearly from the waterfront (near cruise ship terminal) into the city, covering the whole area between two streets. Along the streets are more stalls. It is simply called Marché de Papeete.
Right next to it is the Vaima Centre with lots of nice shops. And plenty of shops in the smaller streets around this area. I also discovered beautiful beachware in more expensive shops along Boulevard Pomare which is the main road along the waterfront.
To the flower market. The tropical flowers and huge slabs of red tuna is a great sight. Just walking around Papeete and people watching is great too. The women wear wonderfully large pieces of jewelery made from beautiful shells and everyone seems to float on air! It's astounding beauty.
The Marché Municipale (public market) is the heart of Papeete. It's a very colourful market that you should not miss on your tour around the city. Here you can find local fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish, meat but also locally made products and souvenirs.
We stopped in Papeete on our way to New Zealand one hour. That entire hour was spent in a security line so that our bags could be screened and we could reboard the plane. So, essentially the best part of Tahitit for us was the landing of the plane. As we descended on our flight from Los Angeles, the sun was rising over the jagged peaks, the sea breezes were gently nudging the palm fronds and over-water thatched huts were just stirring with waking exhuberant tourists. The tropical sunrise was beautiful. AS we walked to the plane, a tatooed woman gave us a small flower and I snapped this picture. After that, Tahiti was all a waiting game for us. We hope there's more to Tahiti than this!
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