Just Horsing Around

Yesterday, we had our big trip with J's unit to a Korean Folk Village, which ironically enough was called Korean Folk Village. I was super stoked for this trip for a few reasons, the main one being that it was free, and the second one being that we could actually meet and hang out with other people he kinda works with. I mean all of our friends have either already left, or will be leaving soon, and with two years to go I see our time here being kinda lonely unless we befriend new people.


So yea, our trip started out kind of rainy, and by that I mean it was pouring out. Luckily once we got on the bus and started heading to our first stop it actually cleared up, and would stay that way until we came home. The first place we stopped at was Pyeongtaek Sea Port, we learned about the shipping industry in Korea, and even got to go on a boat ride. (Doesn't this sound like a school field trip?) Since it had been so rainy earlier they only allowed a few people to go on top of the boat, so you know I had to make sure I was one of them, and all I but pushed J out the door to reach those steps. =) 


After the boat ride we had lunch at a bulgogi house. This place was super cute, and like most Korean restaurants you have to sit on the floor. This place was different than others we had been too since the floor was actually cut out at the bottom so your feet had a place to go so it was like sitting at a table with chairs without actual chairs. Oh, and the bulgogi was amazing, as is typically the case.

Once we were done with lunch we went to a Korean Folk Village. I was so excited to be here because the place just seemed so interesting. Plus, there were horses, and you could ride them. I suppose saying you could ride them is an overstatement because you pay for your ticket and the man leads you around the track on the horse, but whatever, I was on a horse. Unfortunately, I have no actual pictures to commemorate this event because J had decided that his ice cream cone was way more important than me riding a horse, a horse that I named Mister Ed even though she was a female, but she liked her new name, and we bonded. After all of the excitement from the horses, we got to see traditional Korean performances, which included drums, a tightrope walker, and horse stunts.