Lotus Lantern Festival

Saturday (May7) I went to the Lotus Lantern Festival in Jonggak - there were so many people! The floats and lanterns were amazing though. The sheer volume of people and different lanterns was amazing! Some of the floats (like the peacock) had movable elements to them. Everything was so pretty! What a wonderful way to start spring :)

the drum players on this float were amazing!

korean odds & ends..

just in case you didn't know how to use a wrench?

sculpture by my apartment - they're all over the place

HomePlus! My korean walmart :)

giant scallions! They're about 2ft tall..

giant pineapple! it's delicious :)

trip to busan!

Last weekend I took a trip down to the bottom of the country to Busan, S.Korea to have a reunion with my friends from training. There were about 10 of us that met up and it was a blast. We were on the beach for most of the weekend - it rained a lot on Saturday but that didn't deter us. We went to a soccer game and got drenched from the rain, but it was fun! Sunday was nicer weather, but we left that do to come home, so it kinda stunk. I can't wait to meet up with these guys again - they're amazing people!

Went from A-B in about 3 hours :) the train goes ~300 km/hr!

part of my training group at lunch - taking pictures Korean style :)

another part of my group

even more training buddies :) I have some awesome friends

the beach!!

view from the apartment 

the amazing apartment we stayed in...this is just the family room. it was massive!

Soccer Game! ..before the rain 

Korean soccer!

view along one of the water edges

there were a bunch of seafood traps in there

he wasn't on the edge - there was a patio about 8ft down

he wasn't on the edge - there was a patio about 8ft down

view from the apartment roof

view from the roof

you can see the water from the roof :) 

the buildings were giant!

beach!

new buildings

wandering about on the beach after lunch

it was a little overcast but it was wonderful weather