I made a little Let's Play of the beginning of the game. :)

Thanks for the video!  Sorry you didn't see that the marketplace is divided into 2 parts - you never travelled down to the other bit. :-D

So is that line in the middle of the screen a path? To me it looked like a bit of foreground. 

There are two visible pathaways - one at each side.  The fact the the map of the marketplace is described as "doughnut-shaped" is also supposed to be a clue.  You can see the left-hand one at 24;49 - you see the break in the thick black line at the bottom?  You just didn't happen to put your mouse cursor down far enough for the description to come up!

Also, you can go to the map from anywhere by using the leaflet, you don't have to exit the location (of course you can if you want to!)

A very special day - the first Let's Play of the game is now 100 days old!!