Charlotte and Owen’s reflections on the markets and Islamic center
The following are photos and reflections from students Charlotte and Owen:
Today we visited two markets in the area. 我们去的第一个市场, 圣福伊市场, seemed to have more permanent vendors because the area the vendors were in was more structured. For instance, there are walls or columns that separate the vendors from each other. While the second market, the Sainte-Foy Public Market, had vendors that seemed less permanent. For example, the vendors used foldable tables. Another observation was that the first market had more pretty-looking setups for their displays than in the second market. 第二个市场有基本的显示器. In the first two photos below you can see Les Halles outside and inside, and in the third you can see the Sainte-Foy Public Market. Charlotte Mazur摄影:
逛完市场后, we visited the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec to learn about the history of Islam, 以及宗教是如何运作的. The mosque that we went to was not a mosque when it was originally built. It initially had a gym for women on the top floor where we were learning about Islam, 主楼层还有一家银行. Phone usage wasn’t allowed in the mosque, but for the sake of some students taking notes, 他们愿意破例. They also had a table where they served orange juice and lemonade to those who wanted it. In the room where we were shown the PowerPoint presentation about Islam, I observed the patterns on the carpeted floor that contained red strips and thinner stripes that were a gold color between the red strips that had a pattern containing flowers.
