As Seoul prepares for the G20 on 11th and 12th November, these women are not demonstrating but are government sponsored to tell everyone to drive safely for the G20. Now that our car is fixed, we'll be sure to obey!
Our second try to go to the countryside was successful and we found our way to Heyri, an artist's village about one hour to the north of Seoul. We spent a wonderful autumn day wandering around galleries and drinking coffee. Here is the linkhttp://www.heyri.net/eng/heyri_info.asp?depth1=1&depth2=1&InfoTab=Info
Parts of Heyri felt more like Scandinavia or Europe than Korea, apart from the kimchi pots!
We were invited to the ex-President's traditional hanok house for a garden dinner by Societas Koreana. The son of the ex-President was born here and gave a wonderful speech about traditional architecture that was pitched perfectly for laypeople. It looked like a wedding with candles and flowers arranged on our tables.
Here is our local gardening shop! Even though this old woman speaks no English, we manage to be her best customers. She adds everything up and we hand her some money, trusting that she has given us a fair price. This is how we do lots of our shopping here and although it may sound naive, Koreans do not seem to charge foreigners extra. We were most impressed with her cupboard filing system!
Today is the nine month anniversary of this blog that had its beginning on 1st Feb. How time flies when you're having fun!
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I love this gallery! It will be on the list of things to do when I come back. Consider opening a trade with Chimchi pots to Australia. Christine can use them for garden decorations.
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