Spring time has finally arrived in Korea! Slowly but surely a change was evident... first there was the slight tinge of green in the otherwise brown and dead looking stick like vines and trees covering the Korean landscape. Then there was actual green stems. Then there were the first flowers, bring yellow dropping vines. And now, finally, the cherry blossoms and other flowering trees have started to bloom! Not all trees have yet blossomed, but the buds are there in their scraggy branches.
The first welcome signs of spring food arrived as well. I think deliciousness must come in three's.
First...
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| Easter chocolate from home! So yummy and gone instantly! |
Second...
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| A great trip to the market behind my place, lots of fresh produce and other yummy foods. So colorful I had to take a picture. |
Third...
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| SPLAT! This is Jason and his splatted egg. He was trying to be like Alton Brown and flip it in the pan, but this time it ended up on the floor. |
After the egg splatter, we ate breakfast and headed to the bus terminal to meet Amber and Scott. We headed off to Gangneung for the day to check out their Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival was right next to the ocean and the big lake. They are known as the "Pine City" so the beach has a cute boardwalk interwoven with pin trees. The whole perimeter of the lake is surrounded by cherry blossom trees! They were so beautiful. It was just a lovely day out. A little windy and cool, but definitely warmer than it has been.
Amber also noticed a rental area for tandem bike rentals so we decided to give it a try! At first the boys wanted to do boy girl, boy girl because they thought we couldn't keep up, but we assured them we could handle riding together. What a funny site we must have been, two girls and two boys on two tandem bikes riding around the lake! It is a big lake so it took us about an hour to get around the entire thing. It was a great ride though and we got to see so many different flowers and people. We also had an awkward moment where an old man with a camera walked up to us at a spot where we had stopped to take pictures. He said "photo together?" and we thought he was offering to take our picture. I started to hand him my camera but he said no, and gave his to Jason and then gestured for me to come over to him. So this creepy old man wanted a picture with me. So there I stood while Jason snapped away. Then the old guy simply left and didn't even offer to take a group shot for us. Awkward.
We concluded the day with dinner back in Wonju. I'm so glad its getting warm! Today is nice as well, with clear skies and a warm sun!
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| On our street in Wonju |
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| Blue and pink go so well together |
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| "one + one = more than two" Huh? |
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| Gangneung lake and walking path, look at all the people |
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| Scott, Jason and Amber |
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| Pucker up! |
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| So perfect |
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| Scott |
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| Amber |
It looks like you guys had a great time at at the lake! About the picture thing hahahaha, my cousin had a similar experience when he was in China, people kept asking him if he was a movie star because he was so tall and kept wanting to take pictures with him.
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