What does an ‘eastern’ city evoke in your mind? Imposing mosques? The harmonious resonance of exotic music? Animated city activities? Vivid attire? Maybe all these aspects. Yet, the sensory feast of the bazaars shouldn’t be overlooked, dynamic commercial zones brimming with methodically arranged mounds of vibrant fruits, places where every type of vegetable is at your disposal, where you can savour and scent a multitude of spices, and give your economic and rhetorical skills a whirl.