So this past weekend was Chuseok, a kind of Korean Thanksgiving celebration in which extended families get together and eat a lot of great food and give homage to ancestors. For us foreign teachers this year, it means - vacation! Chuseok is a lunar (full moon actually) holiday, so it falls on a different day every year. This year it fell on a Tuesday, and since the days before and after are travel days, we had a 5 day weekend! Roadtrip?? Yes sir.
Dolharubangs (literally: stone grandfathers) are ubiquitous in Jeju Island, originally they were symbolic guardians and stood at the village gates. Now you see them in front of hotels, restaurants etc. -- or in parks, playing the ocarina:
After finishing the puzzle at Kimnyeong Maze Park (it was hard!!):
With a Buddha-friend, at a very Muslim-looking temple.
My intrepid wheeled traveling companion, and Seungsan mountain at the edge of the east coast.
Moments before sunset on the way home.
2 comments:
Henry - great pictures. You always did love a good road trip.
And I notice you still love pictures of the sky and sunsets. - Love, Dad
Hi Henry, this is Su Young....
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