点评:The Chapel Street Bazaar has been an institution for decades as a place get lost in and find special items, quirky bits and pieces and stuff you thought you never needed but couldn't let out of your hands. The shop is a consortium of individuals with booths selling their items, with some gentlemen being the overall owners and managers of sales and running of the Bazaar
You can easily spend an entire afternoon or morning here ambling about. It had been a number of years since my visit, so I thought I would head inside to do some browsing. It was a very busy Saturday afternoon.
The stock hadn't really moved since my previous visit years ago. Prices are high, much higher than before. Some stalls looked like they had given up and just had cheap stuff, not antiques or collectables. Some stall owners were there, and I heard two of them complaining about life and sales going bad - not a good look and felt very awkward...so I kept moving.
I really did want to love it, but sadly, the magic is fading and it probably wont be long before its gone like a lot of Chapel Street that was amazing, fun amd lively back in the day (like 6 years ago). Chapel Street and the Bazaar appear to be another Melbourne Covid-19 victim. For the only time ever I walked away empty-handed. I hope Im wrong and the Bazaar makes a resurgence!
翻译:几十年来,教堂街集市一直是人们流连忘返的场所,人们会在这里淘到各种特别的物品、稀奇古怪的小玩意儿,以及那些你以为永远用不上却又舍不得扔掉的小玩意儿。这家商店是由一群个人组成的联盟,他们在不同的摊位上出售自己的商品,其中一些人是集市的所有人,同时也是销售和运营的总负责人。
你很容易就能在这里逛上一整个下午甚至一个上午。我已经好几年没来过了,所以想进去逛逛。那是一个周六下午,生意非常火爆。
自从我几年前来过之后,这里的商品几乎没有什么动静。价格很高,比以前高得多。有些摊位看起来像是放弃了,只卖廉价商品,而不是古董或收藏品。那里有一些摊主,我听到其中两个在抱怨生活和销售情况不好——这看起来很糟糕,感觉很尴尬……所以我继续往前走。
我真的很想爱上它,但可惜的是,它的魅力正在消退,可能用不了多久它就会像很多教堂街一样消失,就像六年前那样,那里曾经令人惊叹、充满乐趣、生机勃勃。教堂街和集市似乎又成了墨尔本新冠疫情的受害者。这是我人生中唯一一次空手而归。希望我错了,希望集市能重新复苏!