Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Gosu Cave and Tea Bowl Festival

We drove from Seoraksan NP, briefly stopping by Sokcho's beach, to Gosu cave, Korea's oldest and biggest limestone cave. Because we had been there before, I didn't take too many pictures. After the cave we drove to Mungyeong to visit the Tea Bowl Festival. Despite the name, we couldn't seem to find any tea for sale. We watched the acts on stage for a little bit. There was sort of a dance off between these guys (who I think were part of the festival) and breakdancing teams of 3. It was pretty funny. We then looked at the fortress wall and the townwhich I think was fake and used for filming one of Korea's famous dramas. Ben and his parents played a traditional Korean game. We then got to see a little bit of traditional dancing mixed in with modern dancing. We tried all kinds of things including ginseng products, candy, vinegar and wine (I think). It was a lot of fun. After the festival we drove back to where Ben lived and ended the day.

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