Sunday, June 29, 2008

Korean Folk Village

On Saturday I went to a traditional Korean folk village sponsored by the chapel here on post. It was really cool to see the lifestyle and the way that Koreans lived.

HPNX0026 A view of part of the park from a hilltop.

HPNX0020 This was over the path leading up to the sculpture park.

HPNX0009 One of many sculptures. Things like this are huge in Korea. You see them and places to buy statues everywhere as you are driving.

102_0801 Pots to store Kimchi in. Kimchi is a sort of steam cabbage that is served with almost every meal. These pots where everywhere.

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HPNX0035 Masks are also very popular in Korea.

102_0791 These pavilions were extremely ornate.

 102_0792 Close up of the pavilion.

HPNX0046 Look Laura, It was hosta land here too.

102_0781 Can any one guess what this plant is?

Here's the answer . . .

102_0780 Yes indeed. They were growing hemp here.

And here is another short video I put together of what I filmed in the park.

 

Have a great day. Andy

10 comments:

Rebekah said...

interesting video. Neat to see other cultures

Cheri said...

That was fun to see.
I bet it felt good to do something other than work.
It looked like a beautiful park. I love the waterfall.

Terri said...

How cool to see what other cultures truly are like. Those pavilions look a lot like what we saw in China!

Mari said...

That looks like such a fun place to visit. I love the architecture and the waterfalls. Did you buy anything there?

Robert said...

neat place, and a museum too!
I also like the new pic at the top of your Blog.

Heather said...

That looks like a cool place to visit! I like to pic at the top of you blog as well!

Karla and Diane said...

Wow. Glad you're getting out seeing something of the country. Great video! Music was perfect too.

Unknown said...

That was very interesting to see what it really looks like. Very ornate and beautiful buildings. Have you eaten any of the cabbage from those pots??
The music was haunting too!!!

Dena said...

Wow - it's REALLY pretty and VERY clean - not exactly what I was expecting!! I love it!

Laura said...

Wow - that was so cool to see. It also made me realize more that my little brother is really in Korea. It's very weird to think of you walking around in Korean villages. Can you read all those Korean signs yet?