Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Still no interweb at the apartment

so that means still no photos, which is a shame because we had a really great day today. Today is some kind of Korean holiday where everyone eats steamed chicken, something about the second of 3 really hot days? I don't know, the communication between our director and us is always shaky at best. Today our director and her brother took us out to eat a traditional Korean restaurant just outside of Jeonju. The restaurant was in the forest on the side of a mountain and resided over a stream, a beautiful setting. We sat in a little gazebo thing (on the floor without shoes of course) and had a delicious meal of steamed chicken with all the little plates of kimchi and other assorted sides surrounding. We then went to this modern coffee+tea house/art gallery on the side of a mountain with a beautiful view over a lake surrounded by mountains. After some coffee and cheesecake they took us to the old Jeonju village, where we went to see the old imerial palace where the kings of the Joseon dynasty ruled 500 years ago. It was really pretty and all the roofs have been maintained in their traditional form. I took some photos and they will be posted asap.

Ben

7 comments:

*L said...

geez.. sounds like vacay

Unknown said...

Sounds like you are seeing some of the Asian mystery - savour it - it is unique in the world.

I am loving being in Africa again - some more charm but very different.

Take care of yourselves and enjoy every minute. Dad

MattWhite said...

so when are you going to do some real work?

B&T said...

haha, yeah i know, we just happened to get here during a break! First day of school is Friday.

Mummy Darling said...

Hi Ben and Talor,

Loved your blog which greeted me this morning. It sounds great, and I'm glad the director of the school is looking after you! Good luck with the start of work on Friday, and I'm looking forward to seeing the photos.

Robert said...

cheesecake and coffee? i've been worrying about my chances of getting a good cup of coffee in S. Korea. apparently that's not a problem--

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5234/the_south_korean_coffee_shop_experience.html

keep that in mind for when you get to Seoul. hope you're having a good time guys.

mjw/mom said...

Hi Talor and Ben,
I miss you already! I like this blog page, it makes you seem closer. I love you, Mom