Hanbok Day & Chuseok

Chuseok is like the Korean traditional holiday, celebrated in September. We had a Hanbok Day at School. The kids were so cute in their traditional garb and I got to wear one too!

Nicole, one of the other foreign teachers, with Ian from Teddy Bear Class

Teddy Bear Class

Me with Puppy Class

Me in full hanbok attire!


So for the short weekend holiday, I decided to stick around the city. Didn't let it go to waste however.... no I visited the local Korean Folk Village. It's almost like an amusement park the way it is set up, and there is actually a very run-down attempt of a modern amusement park with lots of county-fair style rides and game rooms and such. Even as commercial as it seems, it still offers an interesting look into the historical, traditional Korean life.
I had quite a bit of fun with this.....

As you can see :)

a "tight rope dancer" was his label...

Some sort of bean being roasted/smoked. I tasted one....and it tasted like a roasted/smoked bean. Luckily it was free to taste....

View of some of the traditional Korean houses

I find it interesting how the temples and palaces use this colorful design for the underpart of the roof.

These strange creatures sat in the ran-down amusement park. Not sure exactly why...you could put money in them and they rode .000000001 miles per hour and took you about 10 feet. Amusing for the kiddies, but also a bit creepy!

Traditional Korean version of see-saw

Here, you can see one of many traditional farming techniques

A "bridge" connecting various part of the village....these are the things that make Korea look like a third-world country.

Chuseok dancing to honor the gods for the harvest