Pasar Malam Besar 2008

Pasar Malam Besar

The annual Pasar Malam Besar is held in the Hague from 21 May to 1 June 2008. This is supposed to be the biggest Indo (European-Indonesian) festival in Europe and one of the oldest in Netherlands. The main theme of the event is celebrating the music, dance, food, handicraft and culture from Indonesia.

The fairground where the Pasar Malam is being held is near the central station and quite close to where i live. Despite this, i have not yet visited the Pasar Malam all these years, mainly because i think it's too commercialised when compared to the fairs back home in Malaysia / Asia. Over here an entrance fee is charged (Euro11 for weekdays and Euro14 on weekends) and i hear that the price of goods sold is also rather expensive.

Some photos as below taken by a friend who visited the fair over the weekend.

****Durians at Euro 15.50 for 5-6 pieces.

****Looks like duku langsat..

****Bananas at Euro 10 per kilo

****special papaya?

****Mangosteens




****~ 10 biji Rambutans for Euro 5

The Pasar Malam operators must make a lot of money from this annual event. Think i will stick to apples and strawberries and reserve my Pasar Malam visits when i'm back home in Malaysia/Asia. For the price of a pack of durians here, i can probably buy a small lorry-full of fruits from the Chatuchak market in Bangkok... haha!