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[GK]

Hello. I need some help with understanding the following sentence:

Nothing could be less like a rountine dash to the supermarket than the life-enhancing journeys to vibrant markets displaying produce harvested just minutes away and sprawling urban bazaars that lie on the crossroads of ancient trade routes.

Does the sentence mean visiting the markets and urban bazaars are the least like regular shopping trips to the supermarket? And what are the "urban bazzars" like? Are they some kind of modernized markets in a city? Please somebody help me out.

Thanks in advance.

[Lorikeet]

I would guess "urban bazaars" are bazaars in the city (urban area). I didn't get the idea of anything necessarily modern. In my mind I picture some places with stalls where people sold things. The combination of those bazaars and places where you can buy produce that is produced nearby is, to the author, much more interesting than a routine visit to a modern supermarket.

[GK]

Thanks for your help. Have a good one!