Experiences in Korea

Wanderings

James and I had a day to relax and recover after the competition. It is very stressful being in a competition and takes a day or 2 afterwards to recover and feel back to normal. Its very nice that we didn't have to get on a plane the next day and travel and get even more tired.

Mr Park took us to breakfast at a little coffee shop. It was really nice to chat to him and hear about his life. He studied for 10 years to become a Professor in the Vaganova Method, so this man REALLY knows what he is talking about. James and I feel so lucky to know him, never mind chat with him about his experiences and ballet!

After breakfast Mr Park thought we would like to see a little bit of the town, which we were dying to do! He dropped us off at the largest Buddhist Temple in Korea and was going to pick us up later. Here are some pictures:

Some of the Beautiful statues.

The Entrance to the Temple

Isn't this tree stunning!!! Looks really cool

The Temple

These are painted ALL over the Temple!

After seeing the Temple,we walked across the road to a market were they sold many interesting things! Here are some pictures from there just so you can get an idea.

Don't ask, I am not really sure what these are, but by the looks of it they are stamps for wax.

These are all paint brushes.

Rice punch... It's got a very interesting taste, very sweet, an acquired taste I think.

Some sweet little things like chops ticks and Korean items.

Some hand crafted traditional masks.

Some pottery.

A shop for me!!

Another shop that I looooved! Has lots of Asian styled jewelry.

These are all little hand mirrors.

James and I are having a wonderful time! Thank you to everyone who has helped us in anyway possible. We could not be here without all of your help!!!

We feel like we are on top of the world!!!!